Fhiaba S360TST3IU Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Fhiaba S360TST3IU costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fhiaba S360TST3IU at 550 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $103 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 42.5% above it, ranking 3,746 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 $31/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 S360TST3IU: Fhiaba KS360TST6IU ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr), then Fhiaba S360TST6IU ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 15 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 S360TST3IU that long and it costs about $1,344 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $103/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 S360TST3IU or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$103/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fhiaba S360TST3IU; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 550 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.