Frigidaire EFRF7009-WHITE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire EFRF7009-WHITE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire EFRF7009-WHITE at 225 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.7% less, ranking 801 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 $30/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 EFRF7009-WHITE: RCA RFR465 ($42/yr, 224 kWh/yr), then U-Line 1215RB ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 104 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire EFRF7009-WHITE that long and it costs about $550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$42/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire EFRF7009-WHITE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 801 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 225 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.