Fhiaba S300FR6DU Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Fhiaba S300FR6DU: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fhiaba S300FR6DU at 320 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,951 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 $12/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 S300FR3DU ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire EFR920_AMZ-MARINE-6COM ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr).
Comparing Fhiaba's own models
Fhiaba makes 18 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 18 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the S240FW3U at $33/yr, and its priciest, the S360HST6IU at $109/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Fhiaba S300FR6DU that long and it costs about $782 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Fhiaba S300FR6DU is already efficient for its category at $60/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
Whether or not the Fhiaba S300FR6DU 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
At rank 1,951 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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.