Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR115-B-BLACK
The Frigidaire EFR115-B-BLACK is certified by ENERGY STAR at 206 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 339 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 $34/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 Frigidaire EFR107-WHITE ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire EFR115-B-BLUE-COM ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 52 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/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 Frigidaire EFR115-B-BLACK that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire EFR115-B-BLACK 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
The Frigidaire EFR115-B-BLACK already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 339 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.