FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI Running Cost (Refrigerator)
FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI at 499 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI against the category
That's 29.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,493 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $21/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
ILVE URBM28SIWPRY ($94/yr, 499 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI. FORTE F12BFRESIC450PR ($94/yr, 499 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing FULGOR MILANO's own models
FULGOR MILANO makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 of 19 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FM4CR24FBI at $55/yr, and its priciest, the FM7FBM36IFBI at $111/yr.
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 FM4BM28IFBI that long and it costs about $1,220 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI 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 $94/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,493 of 4,704, the FULGOR MILANO FM4BM28IFBI 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.