Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-6COM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-6COM at 215 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-6COM against the category
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 562 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 EFR397-BLACK-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-6COM. Frigidaire EFR395-SS-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 89 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-6COM adds up to about $525 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-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
$40/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire EFR397-AZURE-6COM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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.