Frigidaire EFR180 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire EFR180: running cost
At 202 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire EFR180's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $38 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 EFR180 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 47.7% less, ranking 307 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $35/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire EFR180 on that list: BLACK DECKER BCRK17B ($38/yr, 201 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR182 ($38/yr, 202 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 47 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
Frigidaire EFR180 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $38/year, the Frigidaire EFR180 adds up to about $494 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $38/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire EFR180 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
At rank 307 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 202 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.