Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR323-E-ID-6COM
The Frigidaire EFR323-E-ID-6COM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 215 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $40 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 44.3% less, ranking 556 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 $32/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 EFR323-E-ID-6COM: Frigidaire EFR320-ID-BLACK-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire EFR395-COTTON-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 83 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B* ($137/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire EFR323-E-ID-6COM that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Frigidaire EFR323-E-ID-6COM already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 215 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 556 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR323-E-ID-6COM 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.