Frigidaire EFR197-RGWHITE-6COM: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR197-RGWHITE-6COM at 200 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 48.2% less, ranking 295 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $35/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Frigidaire EFR197-RGWHITE-6COM: Frigidaire EFR197-PLUM-6COM ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire EFR197-SAGE-6COM ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 45 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 EFR197-RGWHITE-6COM over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR197-RGWHITE-6COM costs roughly $489 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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
At $38/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 200 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 295 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR197-RGWHITE-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.