Model
Forte F9BFRESIC450PR
Rank #708 means 707 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 27th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 27% of those models.
What does the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR cost to run per year?
At roughly $86 a year to run, ranking #708 of 1,000, the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR costs more than the typical refrigerator model we track. It uses 12% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $96/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 27% of refrigerator models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 8.4 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Ge GIE19JSN**** at $86/yr runs a little cheaper and the Aviva ARBM184FSE2 at $86/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR's $86/yr adds up to roughly $1032 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Forte F9BFRESIC450PR normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $86/yr, here is what the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR costs about $860. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $960 over the same ten years.
How the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $86/yr, it runs about $22 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $78 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $96/yr, the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR uses 12% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 8.4 cu ft, the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR cheap to run?
Its $86/yr running cost, rank #708 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR cost per month?
About $7.18 a month, which is the $86 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 464 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $86 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Forte F9BFRESIC450PR for its size?
27th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 707 | Ge GIE19JSN****19.2 cu ft | $86 |
| 706 | Marathon MFF208SSFD-220.3 cu ft | $86 |
| 705 | Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-B17.9 cu ft | $86 |
| 704 | Dechef DCR18FS5M1617.9 cu ft | $86 |
| 703 | Iceblue LS-207BSSD20.7 cu ft | $85 |
Source
ES_1145610_F9BFRESIC450PR_03282023192502_9672189View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Forte and F9BFRESIC450PR are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.