FARBERWARE FW-BRF179US-TU-I6A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
FARBERWARE FW-BRF179US-TU-I6A: running cost
The FARBERWARE FW-BRF179US-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-BRF179US-TU-I6A compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 2,928 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-BRF179US-TU-I6A on that list: FARBERWARE FW-BRF172US-TU-I6A ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hamilton Beach HBF1152-SS-T-6COM ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing FARBERWARE's own models
Ranked 10 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FARBERWARE FW-BRF179US-TU-I6A costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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-BRF179US-TU-I6A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 2,928 of 4,704, the FARBERWARE FW-BRF179US-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. The 399 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.