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How much does your fridge actually cost to run?

Enter your fridge's annual kWh from the EnergyGuide label. We'll combine it with your local electricity rate to show the real, honest, unrounded number.

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$111
Average US fridge / yr
DOE 2024 data
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STEP 01

Your fridge,
your rate.

Find kWh/yr on the yellow EnergyGuide label. Find your rate on last month's bill.

kWh/yr
Typical range: 400–800 kWh
¢/kWh
US avg: 16.5¢ · California: 30.2¢ · Texas: 14.7¢
Updates live as you type
Your annual cost
Updated live
$111/yr
Per day
$0.30
Per month
$9.25
Per decade
$1,110

How you compare

Annual $ cost
You$111
ENERGY STAR avg$89
10-yr-old unit$243
Your fridge costs $22 more per year than a modern ENERGY STAR model. Over 10 years, that's $220.
Under the hood

The math is simple. The data isn't.

Reference numbers come from DOE federal-standards data, ENERGY STAR's certified product database, and EIA Form-861 utility filings.

  1. 01

    You enter your rate + kWh

    Straight from your bill and your EnergyGuide label. No estimation.

  2. 02

    We multiply and divide

    (kWh × rate ÷ 100) for annual; ÷365 for daily; ÷12 for monthly. That's it.

  3. 03

    We compare to the market

    Your number sits next to 2024 ENERGY STAR averages and a 10-year-old baseline so you can see where you land.

Questions

Frequently asked

On the yellow EnergyGuide sticker that came attached to the unit, or in the spec sheet on the manufacturer's website. Look for 'Estimated Yearly Electricity Use'.
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Refrigerator Energy Costs by State

Annual electricity cost of running an older refrigerator (≈1,700 kWh/yr) versus a new ENERGY STAR model (≈500 kWh/yr), at each state's residential electricity rate.

StateElectricity rate (¢/kWh)Annual cost, older unitAnnual cost, new ENERGY STARAnnual savings
Alabama16.72¢$284.24$83.60$200.64
Alaska26.46¢$449.82$132.30$317.52
Arizona15.55¢$264.35$77.75$186.60
Arkansas13.26¢$225.42$66.30$159.12
California33.6¢$571.20$168.00$403.20
Colorado16.26¢$276.42$81.30$195.12
Connecticut27.72¢$471.24$138.60$332.64
Delaware18.31¢$311.27$91.55$219.72
District of Columbia16.6¢$282.20$83.00$199.20
Florida15.7¢$266.90$78.50$188.40
Georgia14.53¢$247.01$72.65$174.36
Hawaii42.49¢$722.33$212.45$509.88
Idaho12.46¢$211.82$62.30$149.52
Illinois18.74¢$318.58$93.70$224.88
Indiana17.34¢$294.78$86.70$208.08
Iowa13.48¢$229.16$67.40$161.76
Kansas15.16¢$257.72$75.80$181.92
Kentucky13.62¢$231.54$68.10$163.44
Louisiana12.39¢$210.63$61.95$148.68
Maine29.42¢$500.14$147.10$353.04
Maryland22.3¢$379.10$111.50$267.60
Massachusetts31.37¢$533.29$156.85$376.44
Michigan20.46¢$347.82$102.30$245.52
Minnesota16.37¢$278.29$81.85$196.44
Mississippi14.47¢$245.99$72.35$173.64
Missouri12.95¢$220.15$64.75$155.40
Montana14.27¢$242.59$71.35$171.24
Nebraska13.13¢$223.21$65.65$157.56
Nevada13.77¢$234.09$68.85$165.24
New Hampshire27.27¢$463.59$136.35$327.24
New Jersey22.55¢$383.35$112.75$270.60
New Mexico14.93¢$253.81$74.65$179.16
New York26.95¢$458.15$134.75$323.40
North Carolina15.05¢$255.85$75.25$180.60
North Dakota12.82¢$217.94$64.10$153.84
Ohio17.85¢$303.45$89.25$214.20
Oklahoma14.42¢$245.14$72.10$173.04
Oregon16.16¢$274.72$80.80$193.92
Pennsylvania20.49¢$348.33$102.45$245.88
Rhode Island31.16¢$529.72$155.80$373.92
South Carolina15.64¢$265.88$78.20$187.68
South Dakota14.09¢$239.53$70.45$169.08
Tennessee13.06¢$222.02$65.30$156.72
Texas16.11¢$273.87$80.55$193.32
Utah13.69¢$232.73$68.45$164.28
Vermont24.78¢$421.26$123.90$297.36
Virginia16.36¢$278.12$81.80$196.32
Washington14.06¢$239.02$70.30$168.72
West Virginia16.19¢$275.23$80.95$194.28
Wisconsin18.37¢$312.29$91.85$220.44
Wyoming15.11¢$256.87$75.55$181.32

Source: EIA state residential electricity rates via Fridge.com data, updated Feb 9, 2026. Assumes ≈1,700 kWh/yr for an older refrigerator and ≈500 kWh/yr for a new ENERGY STAR model.