Model
Vitara VTFR2400ESS
Rank #649 means 648 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 95th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 95% of those models.
What does the Vitara VTFR2400ESS cost to run per year?
The Vitara VTFR2400ESS costs about $78 a year to run, more than most of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track; it ranks #649. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $87/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Few refrigerator models we track are more efficient for their size than this one; its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 95 is near the top of the class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 24 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 Verona VEFTF3324RSL at $78/yr runs a little cheaper and the Contoure R-1542BKS at $79/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 Vitara VTFR2400ESS's $78/yr adds up to roughly $936 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Black Decker BR2400JW.
By the numbers
The Vitara VTFR2400ESS 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 $78/yr, here is what the Vitara VTFR2400ESS adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Vitara VTFR2400ESS costs about $780. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $870 over the same ten years.
How the Vitara VTFR2400ESS compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $78/yr, it runs about $14 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $70 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $87/yr, the Vitara VTFR2400ESS uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 24 cu ft, the Vitara VTFR2400ESS is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up.
- 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 Vitara VTFR2400ESS cheap to run?
Its $78/yr running cost, rank #649 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 Vitara VTFR2400ESS cost per month?
About $6.53 a month, which is the $78 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: 422 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $78 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Vitara VTFR2400ESS for its size?
95th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 650 | Verona VEFTF3324RSL24 cu ft | $78 |
| 649 | Black Decker BR2400JW24 cu ft | $78 |
| 648 | Summit FFBF284SSIM13.8 cu ft | $78 |
| 647 | Ikea IRT134FD*0*14.4 cu ft | $78 |
| 646 | Forno FFRBI1805-33SB15.6 cu ft | $78 |
Source
ES_1145610_VTFR2400ESS_053020240627827_9568364View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Vitara and VTFR2400ESS 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.