Model
Upstreman BD311-White
Rank #420 means 419 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 7th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 7% of those models.
What does the Upstreman BD311-White cost to run per year?
The Upstreman BD311-White holds rank #420 of 1,000 on running cost, at about $59 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $66/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it lags most of the class, ahead of only 7% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 3.1 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 Sunbeam SGR31T**E at $59/yr runs a little cheaper and the Viking Range,Llc FDREIC7300R at $59/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 Upstreman BD311-White's $59/yr adds up to roughly $708 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM.
By the numbers
The Upstreman BD311-White 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 $59/yr, here is what the Upstreman BD311-White adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Upstreman BD311-White costs about $590. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $660 over the same ten years.
How the Upstreman BD311-White compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $59/yr, it runs about $5 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $51 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $66/yr, the Upstreman BD311-White uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 3.1 cu ft, the Upstreman BD311-White is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- 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 Upstreman BD311-White cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $59/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #420 of 1,000, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Upstreman BD311-White cost per month?
About $4.95 a month, which is the $59 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: 320 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $59 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Upstreman BD311-White for its size?
7th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 432 | Sunbeam SGR31T**E3 cu ft | $59 |
| 431 | Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN3.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 430 | Magic Chef HMDR31GWE3 cu ft | $59 |
| 429 | Magic Chef HMDR310BE3.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 428 | Kenmore 111.990338103.2 cu ft | $59 |
Source
ES_1144488_BD311-White_12142023122138_80192654View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Upstreman and BD311-White 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.