Frigidaire EFR441-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR441-6COM
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR441-6COM at 229 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR441-6COM against the category
That's 40.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 927 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire EFR492-COM ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR441-6COM. Whirlpool WHR43S1E ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 114 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 EFR441-6COM that long and it costs about $560 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire EFR441-6COM is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.