Frigidaire EFR323 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire EFR323: running cost
The Frigidaire EFR323 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 206 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR323 against the category
That's 46.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 358 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 $34/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
FRIGIDAIRE;RCA EFR100 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR323. Frigidaire EFR182_QVC ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 71 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire EFR323 that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire EFR323 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire EFR323 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
At rank 358 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 206 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.