Zline SRBIV-36 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Zline SRBIV-36: running cost
At 584 kWh/yr, the Zline SRBIV-36's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $110 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 51.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,948 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 $37/year over 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 Whirlpool WRFA32SMH ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch B36IT900NP ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr).
Within the Zline lineup
Zline makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RWDO-GS-24 at $24/yr, and its priciest, the RSM-W-36-BS at $140/yr.
Zline SRBIV-36 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 SRBIV-36 that long and it costs about $1,427 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $110/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 SRBIV-36 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$110/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zline SRBIV-36; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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.