Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R: running cost
The Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R is certified by ENERGY STAR at 226 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R against the category
That's 41.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 813 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire EFR489-COTTON-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R. Emerson CR0045 ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frestec;Upstreman lineup
The Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R is the only refrigerator from Frestec;Upstreman that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R costs roughly $552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R is already efficient for its category at $42/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
A refrigerator like the Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.