Running cost for the FARBERWARE FW-UFR701US
ENERGY STAR certifies the FARBERWARE FW-UFR701US at 244 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 36.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 996 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $27/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is ELEMENT EUF17CE** ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is FARBERWARE FW-UFR702US ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
FARBERWARE sells 15 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $73/year under the FW-FRF192, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the FARBERWARE FW-UFR701US adds up to about $596 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The FARBERWARE FW-UFR701US is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the FARBERWARE FW-UFR701US ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 996 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.