Avanti FF14V1B: running cost
The Avanti FF14V1B is certified by ENERGY STAR at 332 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $62 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.
How the Avanti FF14V1B compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14% less, ranking 2,171 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $10/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Avanti FF14V1B on that list: Avanti FF14V0W ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Avanti FF14V3S ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Avanti lineup
Ranked 43 of Avanti's 68 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RMRS31X**-IS ($32/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FFFD22IWR3S ($111/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Avanti FF14V1B that long and it costs about $811 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Avanti FF14V1B ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 2,171 of 4,704, the Avanti FF14V1B sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 332 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.