Smeg FD30UXI Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Smeg FD30UXI costs to run
The Smeg FD30UXI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 525 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $99 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 36% above it, ranking 3,591 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 $26/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 FD30UXI: GE GNE25DYR ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr), then Summit FDRD175SSIM ($99/yr, 525 kWh/yr).
Comparing Smeg's own models
Ranked 10 of Smeg's 16 certified refrigerators, this sits between the SBIWU320XE ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FTU171X7 ($128/yr, its priciest).
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 Smeg FD30UXI that long and it costs about $1,283 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $99/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$99/year to run is the predictable cost of the Smeg FD30UXI; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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. The 525 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.