Smeg CB3620UWI: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Smeg CB3620UWI at 590 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $111 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.
How the Smeg CB3620UWI compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.8% above it, ranking 4,040 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Smeg CB3620UWI on that list: Mora MRF224N6CSE ($111/yr, 590 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while TRUARCTIC TRFD2336HSS ($111/yr, 590 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Smeg lineup
Ranked 14 of Smeg's 16 certified refrigerators, this sits between the SBIWU320XE ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FTU171X7 ($128/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $111/year, the Smeg CB3620UWI adds up to about $1,442 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Smeg CB3620UWI 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 $111/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Smeg CB3620UWI ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 590 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.