What the Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-6COM costs to run
The Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-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.
Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-6COM against the category
That's 41.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 816 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 EFR489-SS-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-6COM. Frigidaire EFR489-MARINE-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 107 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-6COM costs roughly $552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-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
At $42/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. Ranked 816 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-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.