Running cost for the Forno FFRBI1820-36**
ENERGY STAR certifies the Forno FFRBI1820-36** at 562 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Forno FFRBI1820-36** against the category
That's 45.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,828 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Forno FFRBI1820-36BLK ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Forno FFRBI1820-36**. Fisher & Paykel RF203QDUVX1 ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Forno's own models
Forno makes 36 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 26 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Forno FFRBI1820-36** that long and it costs about $1,374 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Forno FFRBI1820-36** 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 $106/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Forno FFRBI1820-36** 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.
Sourcing
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.