Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM at 344 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM against the category
That's 10.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,296 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire Gallery FGFR727-C ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM. FARBERWARE FW-RF272-I6A ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 167 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM adds up to about $841 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire EFR780-E-6COM already costs $65/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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 344 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.