Running cost for the Smeg FD3620UWI
At 589 kWh/yr, the Smeg FD3620UWI's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Smeg FD3620UWI against the category
That's 52.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,025 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 $38/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Zline RBIV-36* ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Smeg FD3620UWI. KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Smeg's own models
Smeg makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $111/year, the Smeg FD3620UWI adds up to about $1,440 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Smeg FD3620UWI 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $111/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 589 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.