Frestec FR 1202 BK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frestec FR 1202 BK
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frestec FR 1202 BK at 316 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $59 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frestec FR 1202 BK against the category
That's 18.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,920 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $13/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Marathon MFF123SS ($59/yr, 316 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frestec FR 1202 BK. EPIC EFF123W ($59/yr, 316 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frestec makes 19 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 of 19 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FTC16RE at $38/yr, and its priciest, the FDBM 1802 SL at $86/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frestec FR 1202 BK that long and it costs about $772 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Frestec FR 1202 BK is already efficient for its category at $59/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frestec FR 1202 BK ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 1,920 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 316 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.