Model
Stovv F18HF01SW
Rank #662 means 661 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 77th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 77% of those models.
What does the Stovv F18HF01SW cost to run per year?
At roughly $81 a year to run, ranking #662 of 1,000, the Stovv F18HF01SW costs more than the typical refrigerator model we track. It uses 15% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $94/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Size-adjusted, this model beats 77% of refrigerator models we track on efficiency, better than most of its class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 17.7 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 Marathon MFF180WFD-1 at $81/yr runs a little cheaper and the Vitara VFFR1803ESE at $81/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 Stovv F18HF01SW's $81/yr adds up to roughly $972 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Hamilton Beach HBF1770.
By the numbers
The Stovv F18HF01SW 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 $81/yr, here is what the Stovv F18HF01SW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Stovv F18HF01SW costs about $810. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $940 over the same ten years.
How the Stovv F18HF01SW compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $81/yr, it runs about $17 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $73 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $94/yr, the Stovv F18HF01SW uses 15% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17.7 cu ft, the Stovv F18HF01SW 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, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- 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 Stovv F18HF01SW cheap to run?
Its $81/yr running cost, rank #662 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 Stovv F18HF01SW cost per month?
About $6.73 a month, which is the $81 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: 435 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $81 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Stovv F18HF01SW for its size?
77th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1152118_F18HF01SW_011920260637102_8250683View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Stovv and F18HF01SW 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.