Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512 costs to run
At 369 kWh/yr, the Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $69 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.
How the Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.4% less, ranking 2,710 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512 on that list: Seasons MSTF18WHR5 ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512SS ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Toscana's own models
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Toscana makes, the 51F-IK5-BCD512 is the cheapest to run, $41/year less than Toscana's priciest, the FD225SS.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512 adds up to about $902 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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.