Frigidaire EFR395-MARINE-6COM: running cost
The Frigidaire EFR395-MARINE-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.
How the Frigidaire EFR395-MARINE-6COM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 558 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire EFR395-MARINE-6COM on that list: Frigidaire EFR395-COTTON-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR395-PEWTER-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 85 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B* ($137/yr, its priciest).
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 EFR395-MARINE-6COM that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire EFR395-MARINE-6COM 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.
How this was checked
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.