Fhiaba KS300TST3IU Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Fhiaba KS300TST3IU: running cost
At 540 kWh/yr, the Fhiaba KS300TST3IU's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $102 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fhiaba KS300TST3IU against the category
That's 39.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,670 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 $29/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fhiaba KS300TST6IU ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fhiaba KS300TST3IU. DECHEF DCR18FS5S16 ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Fhiaba lineup
Fhiaba makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 18 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the S240FW3U at $33/yr, and its priciest, the S360HST6IU at $109/yr.
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 Fhiaba KS300TST3IU that long and it costs about $1,320 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $102/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Fhiaba KS300TST3IU or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Fhiaba KS300TST3IU already costs $102/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 540 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,670 of 4,704, the Fhiaba KS300TST3IU 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.