Cost to run · California · 34.7¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a refrigerator in California?

$120/yr · median certified model

Electricity in California is genuinely expensive — 34.7¢/kWh, 89% above the national average — so the median certified refrigerator costs about $120 a year, and efficiency differences between models turn into real money.

California sits at rank 50 of 51 — near the very top of the cost table for a refrigerator. Model choice matters as much as geography: at California rates the most efficient certified model (Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2) costs $15 a year while the most power-hungry (Jenn-Air JS48PPDUDE) costs $280 — a spread of $265 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median refrigerator would cost $45 and $181 a year there.