VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L is certified by ENERGY STAR at 296 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L against the category
That's 23.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,695 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 $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240R ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L. Summit STM10W ($56/yr, 296 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VIKING RANGE,LLC lineup
VIKING RANGE,LLC makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FDWCIC7240L at $33/yr, and its priciest, the FDBMIC7360R at $109/yr.
VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L costs roughly $723 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7240L already costs $56/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
At rank 1,695 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 296 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.