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Multiply the price per kilowatt-hour by the number of kilowatt-hours per day your refrigerator consumes. Based on the average California price per kilowatt-hour of 16.4 cents, a unit consuming 2.4 kilowatt-hours per day would cost 39 cents each day to operate.ivide the wattage of your refrigerator by 3. Your refrigerator cycles on and off, and only consumes the maximum wattage about one-third of the time it's plugged in, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. For a typical 300-watt unit, divide by 3 to get 100 watts before attempting to calculate operating costs.
According to Consumer Reports testing, annual operating costs for the most efficient 4.4-cubic-foot mini fridge can be as low as $27, while a much larger 20.6-cubic-foot refrigerator costs just $47 per year. compact refrigerator, often referred to as a mini fridge, is commonly used for extra food cooling in home bars, kids' or bonus rooms, home offices and dorm rooms. It's easy to assume that small refrigerators equate to small energy consumption, but this is not typically the case.