VIKING FDSB5483 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VIKING FDSB5483 costs to run
The VIKING FDSB5483 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 715 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $134 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 85.2% above it, ranking 4,528 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 $62/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 VIKING FDSB5483: Maytag MRFF5336TZ ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr), then VIKING VCSB5483 ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr).
Within the VIKING lineup
Ranked 11 of VIKING's 12 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VDUO5241DSS ($37/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VCSB5483 ($134/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VIKING FDSB5483 costs roughly $1,747 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The VIKING FDSB5483 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 $134/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the VIKING FDSB5483 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 715 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.