Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLACK: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLACK at 206 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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.
How the Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLACK compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.6% less, ranking 352 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $34/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLACK on that list: Frigidaire EFR176-CORAL_AMZ ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 65 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLACK adds up to about $503 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLACK ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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. The 206 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.