Running cost for the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360R
ENERGY STAR certifies the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360R at 580 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $109 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 VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360R compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 50.3% above it, ranking 3,919 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $36/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360R on that list: VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360L ($109/yr, 580 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GWE22JYM**** ($109/yr, 581 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing VIKING RANGE,LLC's own models
Of the 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators VIKING RANGE,LLC makes, the FDBMIC7360R costs the most to run, $76/year more than VIKING RANGE,LLC's cheapest, the FDWCIC7240L.
VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360R over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360R costs roughly $1,418 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $109/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
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360R already costs $109/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.