Refrigerator running cost in California vs Florida vs Texas: what 10 years of a 583 kWh-a-year refrigerator costs
Florida has the lowest projected 10-year running cost for a 583 kWh-a-year refrigerator: $1,955 ($67 below the next-cheapest state). California: $3,421; Florida: $1,955; Texas: $2,022. These are projected totals in US dollars for electricity, upkeep and expected repairs at each state's latest residential electricity price, not a utility bill.
The same assumptions in every column
In this comparison of California, Florida, and Texas (projected totals in US dollars), every column uses a 583 kWh-a-year refrigerator, a new appliance, 10 years and a purchase price of zero. Only the state changes, and with it the residential electricity price. Each column is its own call to the same API with the same inputs. The calculation table reports the exact dollar figures the API returned, with the low and high end of the range for each state.
What the projection leaves out
For California, Florida, and Texas, the projected totals in US dollars leave out the purchase price, your utility's rate plan and your own usage. The range is the 5th to 95th percentile of thousands of simulated ownership paths that vary energy price, yearly use, maintenance and repair events. It does not cover error in the authored assumptions. Purchase price is set to zero, so each total is the cost of running the appliance: electricity, upkeep and expected repairs. Authored, not fetched: appliance lifetime and failure timing (Weibull scale and shape), brand reliability, repair and maintenance costs, resale value, the 4% discount rate, 1% a year efficiency loss and water price growth. Annual energy use is your input; ENERGY STAR class means are at /v1/data/appliance-specs.
Try your own numbers
Open the Celvanto calculator. The totals in US dollars for California, Florida, and Texas come from this page's comparison. The calculator link carries this page for attribution; the form does not apply the comparison automatically. Enter your own appliance, its age and price, and your state there to see its lifecycle cost with a confidence range.
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Calculation provenance
Electricity price: the latest EIA residential price for California, 0.3361 dollars per kWh (2026-07). Growth: the BLS CPI-U electricity index (series CUUR0000SEHF01), 4.40 percent a year. Sample size UNAVAILABLE: the electricity price is a state average and the price index a national series, so neither has a sample size to report. Inspect the API. Response hashes and retrieval times are retained separately in the calculation record.
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Calculation data
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| type | refrigerator |
| annual Energy Consumption | 583 |
| years | 10 |
| Measure | California | Florida | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projected 10-year running cost of a 583 kWh-a-year refrigerator (USD) | 3,421.26 | 1,954.54 | 2,021.64 |
| Cost at the 5th percentile of simulated ownership paths (USD) | 2,841.00 | 1,575.00 | 1,635.00 |
| Cost at the 95th percentile of simulated ownership paths (USD) | 4,097.00 | 2,505.00 | 2,574.00 |
| Residential electricity price in California (USD per kWh) | 0.3361 | 0.1503 | 0.1588 |
| Distance from winning value (USD) | 1,466.72 | 0.00 | 67.10 |
| Decision | Alternative value | Winning value | Alternative value |
Winner: Florida. Objective: minimize. Margin to next option: 67.10 USD. Assumption: Lowest projected running cost of the stated appliance over the stated years only. Where you live is not a choice this compares: it shows how much of the cost is the local electricity price. Your own appliance, usage and utility rate plan will move the numbers.
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Source and assumptions
- Electricity price: the latest EIA residential price for California, 0.3361 dollars per kWh (2026-07). Growth: the BLS CPI-U electricity index (series CUUR0000SEHF01), 4.40 percent a year.
- The range is the 5th to 95th percentile of thousands of simulated ownership paths that vary energy price, yearly use, maintenance and repair events. It does not cover error in the authored assumptions.
- Purchase price is set to zero, so each total is the cost of running the appliance: electricity, upkeep and expected repairs.
- Authored, not fetched: appliance lifetime and failure timing (Weibull scale and shape), brand reliability, repair and maintenance costs, resale value, the 4% discount rate, 1% a year efficiency loss and water price growth. Annual energy use is your input; ENERGY STAR class means are at /v1/data/appliance-specs.
California. Data layer: Celvanto electricity_prices (EIA) and appliance_cpi (BLS). Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A; BLS CPI-U CUUR0000SEHF01. Vintage: Prices 2026-07, fetched 2026-10-11; price index fetched 2026-10-11. Sample size: UNAVAILABLE.
Fetched: 2026-10-12T19:25:21.697Z
Source updated: EIA 5.6.A 2026-07 (fetched 2026-10-11); BLS CUUR0000SEHF01 to 2026-08 (fetched 2026-10-11)
Cache: Unreported
Response SHA-256
25fc2b220f7554ed2bf56ca723d70885c0c8bab31b9949574ac43027dc37ba27Florida. Data layer: Celvanto electricity_prices (EIA) and appliance_cpi (BLS). Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A; BLS CPI-U CUUR0000SEHF01. Vintage: Prices 2026-07, fetched 2026-10-11; price index fetched 2026-10-11. Sample size: UNAVAILABLE.
Fetched: 2026-10-12T19:25:22.043Z
Source updated: EIA 5.6.A 2026-07 (fetched 2026-10-11); BLS CUUR0000SEHF01 to 2026-08 (fetched 2026-10-11)
Cache: Unreported
Response SHA-256
6fdf42b03acd01d05abd6ad3fd3a406dbefbbc015f328fbea124e750bd2c7f2dTexas. Data layer: Celvanto electricity_prices (EIA) and appliance_cpi (BLS). Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A; BLS CPI-U CUUR0000SEHF01. Vintage: Prices 2026-07, fetched 2026-10-11; price index fetched 2026-10-11. Sample size: UNAVAILABLE.
Fetched: 2026-10-12T19:25:22.334Z
Source updated: EIA 5.6.A 2026-07 (fetched 2026-10-11); BLS CUUR0000SEHF01 to 2026-08 (fetched 2026-10-11)
Cache: Unreported
Response SHA-256
ac47d27d70936c68d4cf8d25fd34e1e923eec3244a61c878e254533a8bad0eefQuestions about this comparison
Where does it cost the least to run a refrigerator: California, Florida, and Texas?
Florida has the lowest projected 10-year running cost for a 583 kWh-a-year refrigerator: $1,955 ($67 below the next-cheapest state). California: $3,421; Florida: $1,955; Texas: $2,022. These are projected totals in US dollars for electricity, upkeep and expected repairs at each state's latest residential electricity price, not a utility bill.
What is held constant in this comparison?
In this comparison of California, Florida, and Texas (projected totals in US dollars), every column uses a 583 kWh-a-year refrigerator, a new appliance, 10 years and a purchase price of zero. Only the state changes, and with it the residential electricity price. Each column is its own call to the same API with the same inputs.
What do these projections leave out?
For California, Florida, and Texas, the projected totals in US dollars leave out the purchase price, your utility's rate plan and your own usage. The range is the 5th to 95th percentile of thousands of simulated ownership paths that vary energy price, yearly use, maintenance and repair events. It does not cover error in the authored assumptions. Purchase price is set to zero, so each total is the cost of running the appliance: electricity, upkeep and expected repairs. Authored, not fetched: appliance lifetime and failure timing (Weibull scale and shape), brand reliability, repair and maintenance costs, resale value, the 4% discount rate, 1% a year efficiency loss and water price growth. Annual energy use is your input; ENERGY STAR class means are at /v1/data/appliance-specs.
How can I try my own numbers?
The totals in US dollars for California, Florida, and Texas come from this page's comparison. The calculator link carries this page for attribution; the form does not apply the comparison automatically. Enter your own appliance, its age and price, and your state there to see its lifecycle cost with a confidence range.