FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI Running Cost…
Running cost for the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI
The FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 506 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $95 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 31.1% above it, ranking 3,527 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 $23/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 FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI: BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMW ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr), then Hisense RF225A3CSE ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr).
Within the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA makes, the FM4BM36FBI costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA's cheapest, the FM4FBM36FBI.
FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI that long and it costs about $1,237 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $95/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 FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 506 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,527 of 4,704, the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.