Fhiaba S360HST3IU Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Fhiaba S360HST3IU: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fhiaba S360HST3IU at 580 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $109 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 50.3% above it, ranking 3,901 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 $36/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 Fhiaba S360HST3IU: Thermador T36IT905NP ($109/yr, 579 kWh/yr), then Fhiaba S360HST6IU ($109/yr, 580 kWh/yr).
Comparing Fhiaba's own models
Ranked 17 of Fhiaba's 18 certified refrigerators, this sits between the S240FW3U ($33/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S360HST6IU ($109/yr, its priciest).
Fhiaba S360HST3IU over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $109/year, the Fhiaba S360HST3IU adds up to about $1,418 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Fhiaba S360HST3IU runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $109/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Fhiaba S360HST3IU ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 580 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,901 of 4,704, the Fhiaba S360HST3IU 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.