Forno FFRBI1805-33BLK: running cost
The Forno FFRBI1805-33BLK is certified by ENERGY STAR at 420 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $79 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.
How the Forno FFRBI1805-33BLK compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 8.8% above it, ranking 2,995 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $6/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Forno FFRBI1805-33BLK on that list: Blomberg BRFB1542SS ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Forno FFRBI1805-33SB ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 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 FFRBI1805-33BLK 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 FFRBI1805-33BLK that long and it costs about $1,026 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Forno FFRBI1805-33BLK 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 $79/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$79/year to run is the predictable cost of the Forno FFRBI1805-33BLK; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.