FULGOR MILANO FM4CF18IFBI Running Cost (Freezer)
What the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF18IFBI costs to run
At 452 kWh/yr, the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF18IFBI's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
FULGOR MILANO FM4CF18IFBI against the category
That's 12.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 446 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
HALLMAN HRBIAF18PR ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF18IFBI. FORTE F9UFESC450PR ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing FULGOR MILANO's own models
FULGOR MILANO sells 5 certified freezers; this one runs cheapest of them, $33/year under the FM7CF36IFBI, its priciest.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Weighing a replacement
At $85/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF18IFBI or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF18IFBI ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 452 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 446 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.