Frigidaire FFCS0562AW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FFCS0562AW costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FFCS0562AW at 170 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $32 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 FFCS0562AW compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 56% less, ranking 178 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $41/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FFCS0562AW on that list: DOMETIC C60G2 ($32/yr, 170 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Liebherr MW 2400 ($32/yr, 170 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 11 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 FFCS0562AW over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FFCS0562AW that long and it costs about $415 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $32/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 $32/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 178 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 170 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.