Frigidaire EFR115-B-WHITE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR115-B-WHITE
At 206 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire EFR115-B-WHITE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $39 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.6% less, ranking 343 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $34/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Frigidaire EFR115-B-WHITE: Frigidaire EFR115-B-RED ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire EFR115-C-RED-COM ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 56 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire EFR115-B-WHITE that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$39/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire EFR115-B-WHITE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 206 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.