What the ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR costs to run
The ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 367 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR against the category
That's 4.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,679 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FFHT1820V* ($69/yr, 368 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR. VITARA VTFR1803EWE ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing ZGA's own models
ZGA makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ZRT10ASLOPR at $56/yr, and its priciest, the ZRT25ASLOPR at $80/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR that long and it costs about $897 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR is already efficient for its category at $69/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 367 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.