Forno FFFFD1783-36S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Forno FFFFD1783-36S: running cost
At 630 kWh/yr, the Forno FFFFD1783-36S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $118 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 63.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,197 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $46/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Forno FFFFD1783-36BLK ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Forno FFFFD1783-36WHT ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr).
Comparing Forno's own models
Forno makes 36 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 35 of 36 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FFFFD1738-28BLK-RS at $51/yr, and its priciest, the FFFFD1783-36WHT at $118/yr.
Forno FFFFD1783-36S over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Forno FFFFD1783-36S that long and it costs about $1,540 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Forno FFFFD1783-36S 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 $118/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Forno FFFFD1783-36S is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,197 of 4,704, the Forno FFFFD1783-36S 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.