Smeg FAB28UL# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Smeg FAB28UL# costs to run
At 230 kWh/yr, the Smeg FAB28UL#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 40.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 946 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 $29/year under 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 Liebherr MRB2400 ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Sub-Zero ID-36R ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Smeg makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SBIWU320XE at $19/yr, and its priciest, the FTU171X7 at $128/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Smeg FAB28UL# that long and it costs about $562 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Smeg FAB28UL# is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the Smeg FAB28UL#; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 230 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.