FORTE F17UFESC450PR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the FORTE F17UFESC450PR costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the FORTE F17UFESC450PR at 325 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $61 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 FORTE F17UFESC450PR compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 15.8% less, ranking 2,045 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the FORTE F17UFESC450PR on that list: Elica EC30SRN16IPR ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while FULGOR MILANO FM4CR30FBI ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators FORTE makes, the F17UFESC450PR is the cheapest to run, $33/year less than FORTE's priciest, the F12BFRESIC450PR.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $61/year, the FORTE F17UFESC450PR adds up to about $794 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $61/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the FORTE F17UFESC450PR 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.
How this was checked
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. The 325 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.