Frigidaire EFR397-BLACKRGLD-6COM: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR397-BLACKRGLD-6COM at 215 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 EFR397-BLACKRGLD-6COM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 564 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 EFR397-BLACKRGLD-6COM on that list: Frigidaire EFR397-BLACK-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR397-MERLOT ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 91 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire EFR397-BLACKRGLD-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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $40/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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. The 215 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.