FULGOR MILANO FM4CF30IFBI Running Cost (Freezer)
FULGOR MILANO FM4CF30IFBI: running cost
The FULGOR MILANO FM4CF30IFBI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 570 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 42.1% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 632 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $32/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Elica EC30SLA16IPR ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is HALLMAN HRBIAF30PR ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr).
Comparing FULGOR MILANO's own models
FULGOR MILANO makes 5 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 3 of 5 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FM4CF18IFBI at $85/yr, and its priciest, the FM7CF36IFBI at $118/yr.
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
The FULGOR MILANO FM4CF30IFBI runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $107/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $107/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.