Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE at 206 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE against the category
That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 338 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 $34/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire EFR115-B-BLACK ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE. Frigidaire EFR107-B-BLACK-COM ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 51 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.
Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE 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
At rank 338 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 206 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.