Forno FFRBI1820-36WHT: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Forno FFRBI1820-36WHT at 562 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $106 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 45.6% above it, ranking 3,830 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $33/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Forno FFRBI1820-36WHT: Forno FFRBI1820-36BLK ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr), then LG LB26H2200* ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr).
Within the Forno lineup
Ranked 28 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 FFRBI1820-36WHT 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 FFRBI1820-36WHT that long and it costs about $1,374 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $106/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 FFRBI1820-36WHT or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$106/year to run is the predictable cost of the Forno FFRBI1820-36WHT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 562 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.