FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR: running cost
At 551 kWh/yr, the FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $104 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 42.7% above it, ranking 3,765 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 $31/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 FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR: Elica ER30SRB161PR-R ($104/yr, 551 kWh/yr), then FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30IFBI ($104/yr, 551 kWh/yr).
Within the FORTE;KUCHT lineup
The FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR is the only refrigerator from FORTE;KUCHT that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $104/year, the FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR adds up to about $1,347 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $104/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 FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The FORTE;KUCHT F16BFRESC450PR already costs $104/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 551 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.