Zephyr PRW24F02CPG: running cost
At 241 kWh/yr, the Zephyr PRW24F02CPG'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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 37.6% less, ranking 990 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 $27/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 PRW24F02CPG: Zephyr PRW24F02CG ($45/yr, 241 kWh/yr), then Absocold ARD104AB21R/L ($46/yr, 242 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 18 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).
Zephyr PRW24F02CPG over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Zephyr PRW24F02CPG costs roughly $589 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $45/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
The Zephyr PRW24F02CPG already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.