How Much Electricity Does a Wine Cooler Use? (2026)
A typical wine cooler costs
about $2 a month
$26 a year, at the US average of 18.0¢ per kWh
Averaged across 143 wine coolers on sale in the US. An estimate at your state's average rate — not a guarantee of your bill.
How much electricity a wine cooler uses
The average one uses 147 kWh a year, which costs $26 a year at the US average rate. Averaged across 143 wine coolers on sale in the US, running from 42 to 247 kWh.
Which kind do you have?
Cheapest to run
- 1Fisher & Paykel RS2435V24.3 cu ft$8a year
- 2Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2T4.3 cu ft$9a year
- 3Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP3.9 cu ft$12a year
- 4Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS3.9 cu ft$12a year
- 5Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD3.9 cu ft$12a year
- 6Smeg CVIU1212 cu ft$16a year
- 7AVALLON AWC15PG1A2A3 cu ft$17a year
- 8AVALLON AWC15PS1A2A3 cu ft$17a year
- 9AVALLON AWC15SG1A2A3 cu ft$17a year
- 10Dacor DRW24G75004.7 cu ft$17a year
- 11Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15W1-52.8 cu ft$18a year
- 12Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS24W1-55 cu ft$18a year
- 13Perlick URA24W1-54.5 cu ft$18a year
- 14Perlick URC24W1-55 cu ft$18a year
A year at the U.S. average rate. See the least efficient wine coolers