Stovv F20HF01SS: running cost
At 475 kWh/yr, the Stovv F20HF01SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $89 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 23.1% above it, ranking 3,432 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 $17/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 Stovv F20HF01SS: Stovv F20HF01SB ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr), then Stovv F20HF01SW ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr).
Within the Stovv lineup
Ranked 5 of Stovv's 6 certified refrigerators, this sits between the F18HF01SB ($82/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the F20HF01SW ($89/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Stovv F20HF01SS costs roughly $1,161 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $89/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Stovv F20HF01SS 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 475 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,432 of 4,704, the Stovv F20HF01SS 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.