FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A costs to run
The FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 457 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A against the category
That's 18.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,244 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 $13/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fisher & Paykel RS3684W Ice & Water ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A. FARBERWARE FW-MRF172US-TU-I6A ($86/yr, 457 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
FARBERWARE makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FW-UFR701US at $46/yr, and its priciest, the FW-FRF192 at $118/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A costs roughly $1,117 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $86/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$86/year to run is the predictable cost of the FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-TU-I6A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,244 of 4,704, the FARBERWARE FW-MRF179US-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 457 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.