Frigidaire EFR397-SAGE-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire EFR397-SAGE-6COM costs to run
The Frigidaire EFR397-SAGE-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 EFR397-SAGE-6COM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 568 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-SAGE-6COM on that list: Frigidaire EFR397-RGWHITE-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while FRIGIDAIRE;RCA;Hamilton Beach;MONTGOMERY WARD;Arctic Chef EFR323-C ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 95 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
Frigidaire EFR397-SAGE-6COM over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR397-SAGE-6COM costs roughly $525 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire EFR397-SAGE-6COM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 568 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. The 215 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.