Frigidaire EFR285-B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire EFR285-B: running cost
The Frigidaire EFR285-B is certified by ENERGY STAR at 208 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $39 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 46.1% less, ranking 401 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 $33/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 EFR285-B: Frigidaire EFR285 ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 73 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Frigidaire EFR285-B adds up to about $508 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire EFR285-B ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 208 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 401 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR285-B 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.