Zephyr PRW24F02CG Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Zephyr PRW24F02CG costs to run
At 241 kWh/yr, the Zephyr PRW24F02CG's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $45 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.
How the Zephyr PRW24F02CG compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 37.6% less, ranking 989 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $27/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Zephyr PRW24F02CG on that list: Mini Bar BC29 ($45/yr, 241 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Zephyr PRW24F02CPG ($45/yr, 241 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Zephyr's own models
Ranked 17 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $45/year, the Zephyr PRW24F02CG adds up to about $589 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $45/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 989 of 4,704, the Zephyr PRW24F02CG sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.