Running cost for the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF24IFBI
The FULGOR MILANO FM4CF24IFBI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 511 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $96 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 27.4% above it, ranking 591 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $21/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF24IFBI: Elica EC24SLA12IPR ($96/yr, 511 kWh/yr), then HALLMAN HRBIAF24PR ($96/yr, 511 kWh/yr).
Comparing FULGOR MILANO's own models
Ranked 2 of FULGOR MILANO's 5 certified freezers, this sits between the FM4CF18IFBI ($85/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FM7CF36IFBI ($118/yr, 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 $96/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 FM4CF24IFBI or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$96/year to run is the predictable cost of the FULGOR MILANO FM4CF24IFBI; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 511 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.