Frigidaire FFET1222U Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FFET1222U: running cost
The Frigidaire FFET1222U is certified by ENERGY STAR at 310 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $58 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 19.7% less, ranking 1,822 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 $14/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 FFET1222U: Danby DFF116B2WDBR ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr), then Gaggenau RC472701 ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 146 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 FFET1222U over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FFET1222U costs roughly $758 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $58/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$58/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FFET1222U; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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.