FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM30SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM30SS
The FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM30SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 512 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $96 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 32.6% above it, ranking 3,548 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 $24/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 FM4FBM30SS: Forno FFFFD1974-31WHT ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), then Kenmore 897.7552#32# ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Within the FULGOR MILANO lineup
Ranked 13 of FULGOR MILANO's 19 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FM4CR24FBI ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FM7FBM36IFBI ($111/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM30SS costs roughly $1,251 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM30SS 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 $96/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM30SS 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 512 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,548 of 4,704, the FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM30SS 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.