Zline RBCRV-30 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Zline RBCRV-30 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zline RBCRV-30 at 325 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $61 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 Zline RBCRV-30 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 15.8% less, ranking 2,070 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Zline RBCRV-30 on that list: Whirlpool WHR46TS2E ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BANGSON US-BSR-300 ($61/yr, 326 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Zline lineup
Ranked 4 of Zline's 16 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RWDO-GS-24 ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RSM-W-36-BS ($140/yr, its priciest).
Zline RBCRV-30 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Zline RBCRV-30 that long and it costs about $794 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $61/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
The Zline RBCRV-30 already costs $61/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. 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.