Running cost for the Forno FFFFD1786-31WHT
The Forno FFFFD1786-31WHT 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 3,630 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 FFFFD1786-31S ($101/yr, 537 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit FFBF179SSIM ($101/yr, 537 kWh/yr).
Within the Forno lineup
Forno makes 36 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 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 FFFFD1786-31WHT 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 FFFFD1786-31WHT that long and it costs about $1,312 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Forno FFFFD1786-31WHT 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 $101/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $101/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 537 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.