Zline RSM-W-36-BS Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Zline RSM-W-36-BS
Brand: Zline

Zline RSM-W-36-BS: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$140/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 743 kWh/yr, the Zline RSM-W-36-BS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.38per day

$11.64per month

743kWh per year, certified

$1,816over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $140 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Zline RSM-W-36-BS against the category

That's 92.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,602 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 $67/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Hisense HRF300P7DE ($140/yr, 744 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Zline RSM-W-36-BS. Zline RSM-W-36- ($140/yr, 743 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Zline lineup

Among Zline's 16 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $115/year over the RWDO-GS-24, the brand's cheapest.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Zline RSM-W-36-BS costs roughly $1,816 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

At $140/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Zline RSM-W-36-BS or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

$140/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zline RSM-W-36-BS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 743 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,602 of 4,704, the Zline RSM-W-36-BS 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.