Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-6COM costs to run
The Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-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.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-6COM against the category
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 560 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire EFR395-SS-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-6COM. Frigidaire EFR395-PEWTER-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 87 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-6COM over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-6COM costs roughly $525 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire EFR395-SLATE-6COM is already efficient for its category at $40/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 $40/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 215 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.