Running cost for the Fhiaba S240FW6U
The Fhiaba S240FW6U is certified by ENERGY STAR at 177 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $33 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 54.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 186 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 $39/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 Fhiaba S240FW3U ($33/yr, 177 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is JennAir JBWFNL24RX ($33/yr, 177 kWh/yr).
Within the Fhiaba lineup
Fhiaba makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $33/year, the Fhiaba S240FW6U adds up to about $433 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Fhiaba S240FW6U is already efficient for its category at $33/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Fhiaba S240FW6U already costs $33/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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. The 177 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.