VIKING RANGE,LLC FDWCIC7240L: running cost
At 177 kWh/yr, the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDWCIC7240L's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $33 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 FDWCIC7240L compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 54.1% less, ranking 189 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $39/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDWCIC7240L on that list: JennAir JBWFNR24RX ($33/yr, 177 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VIKING RANGE,LLC FDWCIC7240R ($33/yr, 177 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators VIKING RANGE,LLC makes, the FDWCIC7240L is the cheapest to run, $76/year less than VIKING RANGE,LLC's priciest, the FDBMIC7360R.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDWCIC7240L that long and it costs about $433 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $33/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
A refrigerator like the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDWCIC7240L 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.
How this was checked
Ranked 189 of 4,704, the VIKING RANGE,LLC FDWCIC7240L sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 177 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.