Running cost for the Stovv F18HF01SS
At 435 kWh/yr, the Stovv F18HF01SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Stovv F18HF01SS against the category
That's 12.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,087 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 $9/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Stovv F18HF01SW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Stovv F18HF01SS. Stovv F18HF01SB ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Stovv lineup
Stovv makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the F18HF01SB at $82/yr, and its priciest, the F20HF01SW at $89/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Stovv F18HF01SS costs roughly $1,063 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $82/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.
Protecting what you have
At $82/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 435 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,087 of 4,704, the Stovv F18HF01SS sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.