Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK at 208 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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.
How the Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.1% less, ranking 402 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $33/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK on that list: Frigidaire EFR285-B ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLUE ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 74 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK costs roughly $508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Frigidaire EFR285-B-BLACK 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.
How this was checked
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. The 208 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.