Avanti FF18H**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti FF18H** at 358 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $67 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Avanti FF18H** against the category
That's 7.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,461 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Avanti FF18H0W ($67/yr, 358 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Avanti FF18H**. VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7360R ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Avanti makes 68 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 55 of 68 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RMRS31X**-IS at $32/yr, and its priciest, the FFFD22IWR3S at $111/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Avanti FF18H** that long and it costs about $875 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Avanti FF18H** is already efficient for its category at $67/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the Avanti FF18H**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.