Running cost for the Fhiaba S300TST3IU
At 540 kWh/yr, the Fhiaba S300TST3IU's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $102 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.
How the Fhiaba S300TST3IU compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.9% above it, ranking 3,672 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Fhiaba S300TST3IU on that list: Fhiaba KS300TST6IU ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Fhiaba S300TST6IU ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Fhiaba's own models
Ranked 11 of Fhiaba's 18 certified refrigerators, this sits between the S240FW3U ($33/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S360HST6IU ($109/yr, its priciest).
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 S300TST3IU that long and it costs about $1,320 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $102/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Fhiaba S300TST3IU ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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.