Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR489-COTTON-6COM
The Frigidaire EFR489-COTTON-6COM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 226 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 814 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 $30/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 Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire EFR489-MARINE-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 105 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 $42/year, the Frigidaire EFR489-COTTON-6COM adds up to about $552 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire EFR489-COTTON-6COM is already efficient for its category at $42/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire EFR489-COTTON-6COM already costs $42/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. Ranked 814 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR489-COTTON-6COM sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.