Frigidaire EFR295-B-BLACK: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR295-B-BLACK at 214 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR295-B-BLACK against the category
That's 44.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 530 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FRPR2712AB ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR295-B-BLACK. Cuisinart CCF-27 ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 80 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR295-B-BLACK costs roughly $523 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire EFR295-B-BLACK is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire EFR295-B-BLACK 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.
Sourcing
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 214 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.