Running cost for the Frigidaire EFR780WM-T-BLK-6COM
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFR780WM-T-BLK-6COM at 345 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 2,346 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $8/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Frigidaire EFR780WM-T-BLK-6COM: Frigidaire EFR780-T-6COM ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire EFR780WM-T-SS-6COM ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 169 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 EFR780WM-T-BLK-6COM over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Frigidaire EFR780WM-T-BLK-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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire EFR780WM-T-BLK-6COM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 345 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.