Zephyr PRW24C01CG Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Zephyr PRW24C01CG
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zephyr PRW24C01CG at 159 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $30 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 58.8% less, ranking 164 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $43/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Zephyr PRW24C01CG: Zephyr PRPW24C01BG ($30/yr, 159 kWh/yr), then AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH ($30/yr, 160 kWh/yr).
Comparing Zephyr's own models
Ranked 13 of Zephyr's 39 certified refrigerators, this sits between the PRRFD24C2AP ($13/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PRRFD24C2AS-OD ($62/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Zephyr PRW24C01CG costs roughly $389 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $30/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $30/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.