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Frigidaire EFR285: running cost

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

At 208 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire EFR285's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.11per day
$3.26per month
208kWh per year, certified
$508over 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.

Frigidaire EFR285 against the category

That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 400 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Frigidaire EFR285-B ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR285. Emerson CR0016*** ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing Frigidaire's own models

Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 72 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.

What this adds up to over time

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Frigidaire EFR285 adds up to about $508 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

The Frigidaire EFR285 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.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

The Frigidaire EFR285 already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

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.