Frigidaire EFR197-SAGE-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire EFR197-SAGE-6COM: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR197-SAGE-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 296 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-SAGE-6COM: Frigidaire EFR197-RGWHITE-6COM ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr), then FRIGIDAIRE;RCA;Hamilton Beach EFR100-D-BLACK ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 46 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
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 EFR197-SAGE-6COM that long and it costs about $489 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire EFR197-SAGE-6COM is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 296 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR197-SAGE-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.