Frigidaire EFR489-SS-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire EFR489-SS-6COM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR489-SS-6COM at 226 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $42 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 EFR489-SS-6COM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.5% less, ranking 817 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire EFR489-SS-6COM on that list: Frigidaire EFR489-SLATE-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR495-AZURE-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 108 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 EFR489-SS-6COM over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR489-SS-6COM costs roughly $552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $42/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Frigidaire EFR489-SS-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.
How this was checked
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. The 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.