What the SMEG Spa CVIU121 costs to run
The SMEG Spa CVIU121 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 88 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $17 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
SMEG Spa CVIU121 against the category
That's 77.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 6 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 $56/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
AVALLON AWC15PG1A2A ($18/yr, 95 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the SMEG Spa CVIU121. Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD ($13/yr, 69 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing SMEG Spa's own models
SMEG Spa sells 3 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $69/year under the FAB50UXXX, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $17/year, the SMEG Spa CVIU121 adds up to about $215 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The SMEG Spa CVIU121 is already efficient for its category at $17/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The SMEG Spa CVIU121 already costs $17/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 88 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.