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Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR107-B-WHITE

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$30/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR107-B-WHITE at 158 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.08per day
$2.48per month
158kWh per year, certified
$386over a 13-yr lifespan

The $30 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Frigidaire EFR107-B-WHITE against the category

That's 59.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 146 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 $43/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR107-B-WHITE. Frigidaire GRWE5726AS ($30/yr, 157 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR107-B-WHITE costs roughly $386 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

The Frigidaire EFR107-B-WHITE is already efficient for its category at $30/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

At $30/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 146 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR107-B-WHITE sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.