Model
Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A*
Rank #907 means 906 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 72nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 72% of those models.
What does the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* cost to run per year?
Among the 1,000 refrigerator models we track, the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A*'s $120/yr running cost ranks it #907, in the pricier fifth of the class. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $132/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 72 is comfortably above the class median. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 25.6 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 Frigidaire LGHX2636T* at $120/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GYE21JYM**** at $120/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 Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A*'s $120/yr adds up to roughly $1440 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* 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 $120/yr, here is what the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* costs about $1200. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1320 over the same ten years.
How the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $120/yr, it runs about $56 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $112 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $132/yr, the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 25.6 cu ft, the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, and larger refrigerator models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- 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 Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* cheap to run?
Its $120/yr running cost, rank #907 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* cost per month?
About $10.01 a month, which is the $120 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: 647 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $120 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A* for its size?
72nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 906 | Frigidaire LGHX2636T*25.6 cu ft | $120 |
| 905 | Whirlpool WRFF3336SB30.5 cu ft | $120 |
| 904 | Samsung RF28T5A01**28.2 cu ft | $120 |
| 903 | Lg LRSOC2306*22.5 cu ft | $120 |
| 902 | Samsung RF25C5551**24.5 cu ft | $119 |
Source
ES_1021080_ZRSEH268A*_07292024162913_80218344View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Crosley Professional and ZRSEH268A* 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.