What the Frigidaire EFR176-B-CORAL-COM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR176-B-CORAL-COM 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 EFR176-B-CORAL-COM against the category
That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 347 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 EFR176-B-MOONBM-COM ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR176-B-CORAL-COM. Frigidaire EFR176-B-BLUE-COM ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 60 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.
Frigidaire EFR176-B-CORAL-COM over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Frigidaire EFR176-B-CORAL-COM adds up to about $503 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire EFR176-B-CORAL-COM 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
Whether or not the Frigidaire EFR176-B-CORAL-COM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.