FRIGIAIRE EFR331 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
FRIGIAIRE EFR331: running cost
At 197 kWh/yr, the FRIGIAIRE EFR331's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 49% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 222 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 $36/year under 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 MicroFridge 3.1MF7RW ($37/yr, 195 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire EFR323 ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr).
Within the FRIGIAIRE lineup
The FRIGIAIRE EFR331 is the only refrigerator from FRIGIAIRE that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
FRIGIAIRE EFR331 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $37/year, the FRIGIAIRE EFR331 adds up to about $481 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The FRIGIAIRE EFR331 is already efficient for its category at $37/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the FRIGIAIRE EFR331 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.
The data behind this page
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. The 197 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.