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Frigidaire EFR177-B-RED: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$39/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR177-B-RED at 206 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.11per day
$3.23per month
206kWh per year, certified
$503over a 13-yr lifespan

The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 354 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $34/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Frigidaire EFR177-B-BLUE ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire EFR180-B-COM ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr).

Comparing Frigidaire's own models

Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 67 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.

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 EFR177-B-RED that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

The Frigidaire EFR177-B-RED 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.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

At $39/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

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.