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It costs $180 but could cost you $80 per year to run if the refrigerator temperature is set to the recommended 37 degrees (based on a national average of 11.8 cents per kilowatt hour).That's more than some 31 cubic foot models.he two-door Avanti RA3100WT, $200, with 3.1 claimed cubic feet could cost you about $50 per year to run. A better option is our top-rated compact, the Frigidaire FFPH44M4L[M] , $220. This 4.4 claimed-cubic-foot fridge costs about $27 a year to operate, according to our tests.
Average Wattage. An average 21-cubic-foot side-by-side refrigerator-freezer demands about 780 watts when in operation. Once you know the wattage demanded by your refrigerator, you can figure out how much the refrigerator costs to run.ecause refrigerators cycle on and off all day and night, the U.S. Department of Energyâs rule of thumb is to assume eight hours of operating time per day. If your refrigerator demands 780 watts, multiply 780 by eight hours to get 6,240 watts per day.