A few weeks ago, I blogged about needing to replace our old fridge. Since then, I've not moved forward on the idea an inch. Today, though, I hunted around websites for local places to by a refrigerator. There are so many options including trusty, old Sears! I managed to find the sales flyer for
Trail Appliances, a regional appliance retailer. There was a basic Whirlpool model on sale. At this point in my purchasing research, I cannot be convinced that a bottom freezer unit could possibly be worth the 30% premium in cost; although, I have found it truly amazing to see how much more efficient new appliances are.
The whole reason for considering replacing our current refrigerator is for energy savings. Yet, even with the new Whirlpool appliance using almost exactly
one third the power of our present unit, it would still take 7.5 years to pay for itself. (These numbers also include a gratis $100 rebate from our electrical utility for buying a qualified Energy Star Type-3 model.)
Is this what a 'cost/benefit analysis' is?
