Model
Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B
Rank #409 means 408 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 99th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 99% of those models.
What does the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B cost to run per year?
The Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B costs about $58 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #409 of 1,000. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $65/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Efficiency-wise, once its capacity is accounted for, it edges out 99% of the class, about as strong a result as this ranking produces. At 21.2 cu ft, it is a large refrigerator for the class, which runs 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Koolatron KTUF600-W-E at $58/yr runs a little cheaper and the Upstreman UF212 at $58/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 Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B's $58/yr adds up to roughly $696 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Black+Decker BUC2120M*.
By the numbers
The Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B 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 $58/yr, here is what the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B costs about $580. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $650 over the same ten years.
How the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $58/yr, it runs about $6 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $50 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $65/yr, the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 21.2 cu ft, the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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 Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B cheap to run?
It is about average. At $58 a year it ranks #409 of 1,000 refrigerator models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B cost per month?
Roughly $4.86/mo, spreading the $58/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 314 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $58 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Professional Series PS-UFR211-I3B for its size?
99th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 411 | Koolatron KTUF600-W-E21.2 cu ft | $58 |
| 410 | Element EHUF21CECW21.2 cu ft | $58 |
| 409 | Black+Decker BUC2120M*21.2 cu ft | $58 |
| 408 | Miele K 2911 SF20.6 cu ft | $58 |
| 407 | Upstreman BD3213.2 cu ft | $58 |
Source
ES_1092528_PS-UFR211-I3B_11012023111009_80184989View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Professional Series and PS-UFR211-I3B 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.