Frigidaire EFR331-B-WHITE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire EFR331-B-WHITE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR331-B-WHITE at 197 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $37 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 49% less, ranking 226 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 $36/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 EFR331-B-WHITE: Frigidaire EFR331-B-BLACK-COM ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire EFR331-B-WHITE-COM ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 17 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 EFR331-B-WHITE that long and it costs about $481 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $37/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
Whether or not the Frigidaire EFR331-B-WHITE 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 197 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 226 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR331-B-WHITE 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.