FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI Running Cost…
FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI: running cost
The FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 505 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 30.8% above it, ranking 3,522 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 $22/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 FM4FBM36FBI: VITARA VFFR1700ESSE ($95/yr, 504 kWh/yr), then LG LRDNS2200 ($95/yr, 505 kWh/yr).
Within the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA makes, the FM4FBM36FBI is the cheapest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, less than FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA's priciest, the FM4BM36FBI.
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 FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI that long and it costs about $1,234 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 FM4FBM36FBI or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI 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 505 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,522 of 4,704, the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI 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.