Frigidaire EFR176-BLACK_AMZ: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR176-BLACK_AMZ 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-BLACK_AMZ against the category
That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 350 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-CORAL_AMZ ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR176-BLACK_AMZ. Frigidaire EFR176-B-RED-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 63 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR176-BLACK_AMZ costs roughly $503 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire EFR176-BLACK_AMZ 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire EFR176-BLACK_AMZ 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.
Sourcing
Ranked 350 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR176-BLACK_AMZ 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. The 206 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.