FARBERWARE FW-UFR211-I3B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the FARBERWARE FW-UFR211-I3B
ENERGY STAR certifies the FARBERWARE FW-UFR211-I3B at 314 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $59 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 18.7% less, ranking 1,890 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $14/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the FARBERWARE FW-UFR211-I3B: ELEMENT EHUF21CECW ($59/yr, 314 kWh/yr), then GE GPE12FGZ ($59/yr, 314 kWh/yr).
Within the FARBERWARE lineup
Ranked 6 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-UFR211-I3B that long and it costs about $767 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $59/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,890 of 4,704, the FARBERWARE FW-UFR211-I3B 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.