Model
Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275
Rank #59 means 58 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 86th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 86% of those models.
What does the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 cost to run per year?
The Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 holds rank #59 of 1,000 on running cost, at about $37 a year, a genuinely cheap result for the class. It uses 13% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $43/yr to run, a saving of roughly $6 a year. Few refrigerator models we track beat it on size-adjusted efficiency; it edges out 86% of the class once capacity is normalized. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 9.4 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 Microchill MCH4G16 at $37/yr runs a little cheaper and the Frigidaire EFR107-C-BLACK-6COM at $37/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 Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275's $37/yr adds up to roughly $444 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 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 $37/yr, here is what the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 costs about $370. That is roughly $60 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $430 over the same ten years.
How the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $37/yr, it runs about $27 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $29 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $43/yr, the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 uses 13% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 9.4 cu ft, the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 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, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone.
- 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 Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $37/yr running cost puts it at rank #59 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 cost per month?
About $3.09 a month, which is the $37 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: 200 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $37 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 for its size?
86th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Microchill MCH4G163.2 cu ft | $37 |
| 57 | Lynx LN24DW*5 cu ft | $37 |
| 56 | Ecomax EF-32199-B-23.2 cu ft | $37 |
| 55 | Rca RFR376-B-RED3.2 cu ft | $37 |
| 54 | Rca RFR321-BLACK3.2 cu ft | $37 |
Source
ES1152556CLF-WD27501262026202015View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ca’Lefort and CLF-WD275 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.