FINLUX 463 TMF1436RSS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the FINLUX 463 TMF1436RSS at 332 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $62 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14% less, ranking 2,183 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 $10/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 FINLUX 463 TMF1436RSS: FINLUX 463 TMF1424SSL ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FFHT1425V* ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr).
Within the FINLUX lineup
Ranked 6 of FINLUX's 9 certified refrigerators, this sits between the 153 TTR1047WH ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 263 TMF0724SSL ($65/yr, its priciest).
FINLUX 463 TMF1436RSS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the FINLUX 463 TMF1436RSS that long and it costs about $811 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $62/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,183 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 332 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.