What the FARBERWARE FW-BRF171US-TU-I6A costs to run
The FARBERWARE FW-BRF171US-TU-I6A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 399 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $75 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 FARBERWARE FW-BRF171US-TU-I6A compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 2,926 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the FARBERWARE FW-BRF171US-TU-I6A on that list: Conserv RF 331-120 (**) ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while FARBERWARE FW-BRF172US-TU-I6A ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 of FARBERWARE's 15 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FW-UFR701US ($46/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FW-FRF192 ($118/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 FARBERWARE FW-BRF171US-TU-I6A that long and it costs about $975 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the FARBERWARE FW-BRF171US-TU-I6A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 399 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,926 of 4,704, the FARBERWARE FW-BRF171US-TU-I6A 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.