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Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR376-B-BLACK-COM

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$37/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR376-B-BLACK-COM at 197 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.10per day
$3.09per month
197kWh per year, certified
$481over a 13-yr lifespan

The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Frigidaire EFR376-B-BLACK-COM against the category

That's 49% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 229 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 $36/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Frigidaire EFR376-B-BLUE ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR376-B-BLACK-COM. Frigidaire EFR331-BLACK-AB ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 20 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $37/year, the Frigidaire EFR376-B-BLACK-COM adds up to about $481 in electricity over that span.

Weighing a replacement

The Frigidaire EFR376-B-BLACK-COM is already efficient for its category at $37/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $37/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 197 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.