Frigidaire EFR376-C-BLACK-COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR376-C-BLACK-COM
The Frigidaire EFR376-C-BLACK-COM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 197 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 235 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 EFR376-C-BLACK-COM: Frigidaire EFR376-C-BLACK ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire EFR376-C-WHITE ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 26 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR376-C-BLACK-COM costs roughly $481 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $37/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 EFR376-C-BLACK-COM already costs $37/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.