What the Frigidaire EFR780-T-6COM costs to run
At 345 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire EFR780-T-6COM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $65 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 EFR780-T-6COM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 2,345 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire EFR780-T-6COM on that list: FINLUX 263 TMF0724SSL ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire EFR780WM-T-BLK-6COM ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 168 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B* ($137/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Frigidaire EFR780-T-6COM adds up to about $843 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Frigidaire EFR780-T-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.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.