Frigidaire EFR495-AZURE-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire EFR495-AZURE-6COM: running cost
The Frigidaire EFR495-AZURE-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.
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 EFR495-AZURE-6COM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.5% less, ranking 818 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 EFR495-AZURE-6COM on that list: Frigidaire EFR489-SS-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR495-BLACK-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 109 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire EFR495-AZURE-6COM costs roughly $552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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
At $42/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 818 of 4,704, the Frigidaire EFR495-AZURE-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. The 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.