Forno FFFFD1778-24LS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Forno FFFFD1778-24LS
ENERGY STAR certifies the Forno FFFFD1778-24LS at 391 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $74 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 1.3% above it, ranking 2,851 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 $1/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 FFFFD1778-24LS: Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-6 ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr), then Forno FFFFD1778-24RS ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr).
Comparing Forno's own models
Ranked 6 of Forno's 36 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FFFFD1783-36WHT ($118/yr, its priciest).
Forno FFFFD1778-24LS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Forno FFFFD1778-24LS costs roughly $956 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Forno FFFFD1778-24LS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 2,851 of 4,704, the Forno FFFFD1778-24LS 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.