Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE
The Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 158 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $30 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE against the category
That's 59.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 151 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 $43/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire EFR177-B-RED ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE. Frigidaire EFR115-C-RED-COM ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 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 EFR177-B-BLUE costs roughly $386 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE is already efficient for its category at $30/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
At $30/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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.