Forno FFFFD1786-31S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Forno FFFFD1786-31S
The Forno FFFFD1786-31S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 537 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $101 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,629 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 $28/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 FFFFD1786-31BLK ($101/yr, 537 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Forno FFFFD1786-31WHT ($101/yr, 537 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Forno makes 36 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 20 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 FFFFD1786-31S 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 FFFFD1786-31S that long and it costs about $1,312 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $101/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 Forno FFFFD1786-31S or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Forno FFFFD1786-31S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 3,629 of 4,704, the Forno FFFFD1786-31S 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.