Refrigerator electricity cost in Brazil

Warm ambient conditions, ventilation, door opening, frost, distributor pricing, taxes, and tariff flags influence a refrigerator’s annual running cost.

Rate used for the starting scenarioBRL 0.7894/kWh

Use the bill rate for your local distributor, including variable taxes or flags when they are not already represented in the entered value.

Billing scopeSão Paulo · Enel SP

Confidence A 99/100. Effective 2026-07-04 to 2027-07-03.

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Live local scenario

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Refrigerators stay connected continuously but their compressors cycle. Use rated input with an active-runtime assumption, or convert annual label consumption into a daily average.

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Your scenario

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Active runtime accounts for cycling. Use 100% for devices that draw the rated power continuously.

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Your reading

Planning estimate · based on your inputs
Estimated monthly costR$30.17

Likely planning range R$27.15–R$33.19

Per dayR$0.99
Per active hourR$0.04
Per yearR$362.04
Energy / month38.2 kWh

FormulakW × runtime × tariff

Month52 weeks ÷ 12

Data qualitySelf-entered estimate

Worked calculation

A Brazil starting scenario

0.150 kW is multiplied by scheduled time and the 35% active-runtime assumption. The inputs are examples, not claims about every device. Replace each one with the label, meter reading, schedule, and tariff that apply to you.

Monthly kWh = rated kW × 24 hours × days × compressor duty cycle
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150 W · 24 hours/day · 7 days/week · 35% active

Monthly energy
38.2 kWh
Monthly cost
R$30.17
Annual cost
R$362.04
Calculated at BRL 0.7894/kWh

Transparent method

The local calculation

Monthly kWh = rated kW × 24 hours × days × compressor duty cycle

The device model stays global. The currency, tariff scope, validity period, and billing cautions come from the Brazil data layer.

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Before trusting the result

Three checks for Brazil

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Prefer annual energy consumption from the product label.

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Increase duty cycle for hot rooms and poor condenser airflow.

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Check seals and frost before projecting replacement savings.

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