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Running cost for the FULGOR MILANO FM7FBM36IFBI

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$111/year, priced at the national-average rate

The FULGOR MILANO FM7FBM36IFBI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 589 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.30per day
$9.23per month
589kWh per year, certified
$1,440over a 13-yr lifespan

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 52.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,021 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 Frigidaire LFHG2251T* ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA, FORTE, KUCHT, Zline, HALLMAN FM4FBM36IFBI ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Among FULGOR MILANO's 19 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $55/year over the FM4CR24FBI, the brand's cheapest.

What this adds up to over time

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $111/year, the FULGOR MILANO FM7FBM36IFBI adds up to about $1,440 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

Running above the category average, $111/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

The FULGOR MILANO FM7FBM36IFBI already costs $111/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

The data behind this page

Ranked 4,021 of 4,704, the FULGOR MILANO FM7FBM36IFBI 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. The 589 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.