Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR397-MERLOT
The Frigidaire EFR397-MERLOT 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.
Where this ranks
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 565 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $32/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Frigidaire EFR397-BLACKRGLD-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire EFR397-PLUM-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 92 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire EFR397-MERLOT that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire EFR397-MERLOT 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-MERLOT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 565 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.