FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO FM4BM36IFBI: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO FM4BM36IFBI at 590 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 52.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,033 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $38/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Forno FFFFD1866-36SB ($111/yr, 590 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Gaggenau RY492701 ($111/yr, 590 kWh/yr).
Within the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO lineup
The FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO FM4BM36IFBI is the only refrigerator from FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO FM4BM36IFBI costs roughly $1,442 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO FM4BM36IFBI runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $111/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$111/year to run is the predictable cost of the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO FM4BM36IFBI; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 590 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,033 of 4,704, the FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, HALLMAN, SAVALO FM4BM36IFBI 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.