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FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED: running cost

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$88/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED at 466 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.24per day
$7.30per month
466kWh per year, certified
$1,139over a 13-yr lifespan

That $88 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 20.7% above it, ranking 3,355 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 $15/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 FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED: EuroDesign RDBM191** ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRBE1925AF ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr).

Within the FORNO, Elisii lineup

The FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED is the only refrigerator from FORNO, Elisii that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.

FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $88/year, the FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED adds up to about $1,139 in electricity over that span.

Weighing a replacement

Running above the category average, $88/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

If you're keeping it

Whether or not the FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED 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

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,355 of 4,704, the FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED 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.