Running cost for the FARBERWARE FW-UFR702US
ENERGY STAR certifies the FARBERWARE FW-UFR702US at 244 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $46 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 36.8% less, ranking 997 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 $27/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-UFR702US: FARBERWARE FW-UFR701US ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FFUE0726AW ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr).
Comparing FARBERWARE's own models
Ranked 2 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FARBERWARE FW-UFR702US costs roughly $596 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/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
The FARBERWARE FW-UFR702US already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.