FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI Running Cost (Refrigerator)
FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI: running cost
At 467 kWh/yr, the FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI against the category
That's 21% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,383 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 $15/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore 896.7135##62## ($88/yr, 467 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI. Commercial Cool CCR2000GIMW ($88/yr, 467 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
FULGOR MILANO, VITARA sells 2 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $16/year under the FM4BM30IFBI, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI costs roughly $1,141 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $88/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 467 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,383 of 4,704, the FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30FBI 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.