Running cost for the Elica ER36FRB20IFS
At 569 kWh/yr, the Elica ER36FRB20IFS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Elica ER36FRB20IFS against the category
That's 47.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,862 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 $34/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Forno FFFFD1888-36SB ($107/yr, 569 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Elica ER36FRB20IFS. Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXN2V ($107/yr, 569 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Elica lineup
Elica makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EC24SRN12IPR at $55/yr, and its priciest, the ER36SRB191PR-R at $111/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Elica ER36FRB20IFS costs roughly $1,391 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $107/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Elica ER36FRB20IFS is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
At rank 3,862 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 569 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.