Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM: running cost
At 200 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $38 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM against the category
That's 48.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 289 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 $35/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire EFR191-BLACK ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM. Frigidaire EFR190-SLATE-6COM ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 39 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM costs roughly $489 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM is already efficient for its category at $38/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$38/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 289 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR190-SS-6COM 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 200 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.