Running cost for the IGLOO FR115I-B-BLUE
ENERGY STAR certifies the IGLOO FR115I-B-BLUE at 208 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
IGLOO FR115I-B-BLUE against the category
That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 424 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
IGLOO FR115I-B-GREEN ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the IGLOO FR115I-B-BLUE. IGLOO FR115I-B-BLACK ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the IGLOO lineup
IGLOO makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR100I-B-BLACK at $39/yr, and its priciest, the FR283I-B-BLACK at $39/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 IGLOO FR115I-B-BLUE that long and it costs about $508 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The IGLOO FR115I-B-BLUE is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The IGLOO FR115I-B-BLUE already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 208 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.