Smeg FQ55UFX: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Smeg FQ55UFX at 588 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Smeg FQ55UFX against the category
That's 52.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,011 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
THOR KITCHEN TRF3602 ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Smeg FQ55UFX. Sharp SJG2351FS ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Smeg lineup
Smeg makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SBIWU320XE at $19/yr, and its priciest, the FTU171X7 at $128/yr.
Smeg FQ55UFX over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $111/year, the Smeg FQ55UFX adds up to about $1,437 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Smeg FQ55UFX 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
A refrigerator like the Smeg FQ55UFX is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.