Smeg FAB5UL# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Smeg FAB5UL# costs to run
At 210 kWh/yr, the Smeg FAB5UL#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $39 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 45.6% less, ranking 489 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $33/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Smeg FAB5UL#: LG LRONC0605 ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr), then Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR25 ($39/yr, 210 kWh/yr).
Comparing Smeg's own models
Ranked 2 of Smeg's 16 certified refrigerators, this sits between the SBIWU320XE ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FTU171X7 ($128/yr, its priciest).
Smeg FAB5UL# over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Smeg FAB5UL# costs roughly $513 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$39/year to run is the predictable cost of the Smeg FAB5UL#; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 210 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.