ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30: running cost
The ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 551 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $104 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 42.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,767 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $31/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is FULGOR MILANO, VITARA FM4BM30IFBI ($104/yr, 551 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bertazzoni REF35FDBZPN2V ($104/yr, 552 kWh/yr).
Within the ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO lineup
The ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 is the only refrigerator from ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 costs roughly $1,347 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $104/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 already costs $104/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 3,767 of 4,704, the ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 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 551 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.