Model
Whirlpool URBC5024PZ
Rank #592 means 591 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 42nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 42% of those models.
What does the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ's $70/yr puts it at rank #592 of 1,000, right around the class average. It uses 14% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $81/yr to run, a saving of roughly $11 a year. Normalized for capacity, it beats 42% of refrigerator models we track, an average result for the class. Its listing marks it counter-depth, meaning it sits nearly flush with surrounding cabinets rather than protruding a few extra inches like a standard-depth model; that shallower body usually means less interior volume for the same footprint.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Frigidaire FRTE1936AV at $69/yr runs a little cheaper and the Amana ARTX2419S*** at $70/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 Whirlpool URBC5024PZ's $70/yr adds up to roughly $840 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Whirlpool URBC5024PZ 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 $70/yr, here is what the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ costs about $700. That is roughly $110 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $810 over the same ten years.
How the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $70/yr, it runs about $6 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $62 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $81/yr, the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ uses 14% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 11.2 cu ft, the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ 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.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Counter-depth models sit flush with cabinets but usually hold less interior volume than a standard-depth model of the same width, which can nudge the per-cubic-foot running cost either way.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of interior volume is the first thing that scales a fridge's running cost up or down, before compressor quality even enters the picture.
- Compressor technology. Newer variable-speed (inverter) compressors modulate output instead of cycling fully on and off, which tends to use less energy for the same cooling job than an older fixed-speed compressor.
- Placement and ventilation. A fridge pushed tight against a wall or cabinet, or standing next to an oven or in direct sun, works harder to shed the heat its compressor produces, which can push real-world cost above the published figure.
Common questions
Is the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ cheap to run?
It is about average. At $70 a year it ranks #592 of 1,000 refrigerator models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ cost per month?
Roughly $5.82/mo, spreading the $70/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 376 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $70 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Whirlpool URBC5024PZ for its size?
42nd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 591 | Frigidaire FRTE1936AV18.7 cu ft | $69 |
| 590 | Frigidaire FRTE1930AV18.7 cu ft | $69 |
| 589 | Fulgor Milano FM1BM22FBI8.6 cu ft | $69 |
| 588 | Bertazzoni REF24BMBPNB8.6 cu ft | $69 |
| 587 | Summit LBF24910.6 cu ft | $69 |
Source
ES_22856_URBC5024PZ_062720241418298_5756325View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Whirlpool and URBC5024PZ 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.