Zline RWDO-GS-24 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Zline RWDO-GS-24
Brand: Zline

Zline RWDO-GS-24: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$24/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 129 kWh/yr, the Zline RWDO-GS-24's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.07per day

$2.02per month

129kWh per year, certified

$315over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $24 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 66.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 54 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $48/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is SAPPHIRE SW243SZSSPRADA ($24/yr, 127 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Liebherr Wgb7470 ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr).

Comparing Zline's own models

Zline sells 16 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $115/year under the RSM-W-36-BS, its priciest.

Zline RWDO-GS-24 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 RWDO-GS-24 that long and it costs about $315 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

The Zline RWDO-GS-24 is already efficient for its category at $24/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

Whether or not the Zline RWDO-GS-24 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 129 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 54 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.