FULGOR MILANO FM4BM22IFBI Running Cost (Refrigerator)
FULGOR MILANO FM4BM22IFBI: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the FULGOR MILANO FM4BM22IFBI at 464 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,310 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 $15/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 FORTE F9BFRESIC450PR ($87/yr, 464 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ILVE URBM22SIWPRY ($87/yr, 464 kWh/yr).
Comparing FULGOR MILANO's own models
FULGOR MILANO makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 of 19 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FM4CR24FBI at $55/yr, and its priciest, the FM7FBM36IFBI at $111/yr.
FULGOR MILANO FM4BM22IFBI over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FULGOR MILANO FM4BM22IFBI costs roughly $1,134 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $87/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the FULGOR MILANO FM4BM22IFBI ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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 464 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.