Model
Brama BROFR24A01SS
Rank #267 means 266 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 33rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 33% of those models.
What does the Brama BROFR24A01SS cost to run per year?
Among the 1,000 refrigerator models we track, the Brama BROFR24A01SS sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #267, at roughly $48 a year. It uses 16% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $58/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 33% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 5.5 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Vissani HVAR32BE at $48/yr runs a little cheaper and the Crosley RRXH3210AR at $48/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Brama BROFR24A01SS's $48/yr adds up to roughly $576 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Brama BROFR24A01SS normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $48/yr, here is what the Brama BROFR24A01SS adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Brama BROFR24A01SS costs about $480. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $580 over the same ten years.
How the Brama BROFR24A01SS compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $48/yr, it runs about $16 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $40 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $58/yr, the Brama BROFR24A01SS uses 16% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 5.5 cu ft, the Brama BROFR24A01SS is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Brama BROFR24A01SS cheap to run?
Yes. Its $48/yr running cost puts it at rank #267 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Brama BROFR24A01SS cost per month?
About $4.01 a month, which is the $48 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 259 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $48 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Brama BROFR24A01SS for its size?
33rd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1131312_BROFR24A01SS_09042024154445_5643732View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Brama and BROFR24A01SS are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.