Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS at 179 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $34 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS against the category
That's 53.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 192 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $39/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD ($34/yr, 179 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS. Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP ($34/yr, 179 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Zephyr lineup
Zephyr makes 39 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 39 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PRRFD24C2AP at $13/yr, and its priciest, the PRRFD24C2AS-OD at $62/yr.
Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS that long and it costs about $437 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS is already efficient for its category at $34/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$34/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
At rank 192 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 179 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.