Model
Jenn Air JURF*242H***
Rank #206 means 205 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 34th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 34% of those models.
What does the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** cost to run per year?
The Jenn Air JURF*242H*** costs about $43 a year to run, which beats most of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track; it ranks #206. It uses 24% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $14 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 34% of refrigerator models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 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 U-Line 3018RB at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Marvel MPRE424-SS31A at $43/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 Jenn Air JURF*242H***'s $43/yr adds up to roughly $516 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Jenn Air JURF*242H*** 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 $43/yr, here is what the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** costs about $430. That is roughly $140 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $43/yr, it runs about $21 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $35 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** uses 24% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 5 cu ft, the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** 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 Jenn Air JURF*242H*** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $43/yr running cost puts it at rank #206 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** cost per month?
About $3.6 a month, which is the $43 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: 233 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $43 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Jenn Air JURF*242H*** for its size?
34th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | U-Line 3018RB3.4 cu ft | $43 |
| 204 | Liebherr MRB 241011.5 cu ft | $43 |
| 203 | Rca RFR464-B-WHITE-COM4.6 cu ft | $43 |
| 202 | Rca RFR464-B-BLACK-6COM4.6 cu ft | $43 |
| 201 | Whirlpool WHR43S1E4.2 cu ft | $42 |
Source
ES_0022856_JURF*242H***_03182019014713_70218760View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Jenn Air and JURF*242H*** 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.