VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7300L Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7300L: running cost
The VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7300L is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $60 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 FDREIC7300L compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 1,998 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $12/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7300L on that list: Upstreman;Frestec CD30 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7300R ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of VIKING RANGE,LLC's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FDWCIC7240L ($33/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FDBMIC7360R ($109/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDREIC7300L adds up to about $782 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/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
At $60/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.