Frigidaire FFHT1425V Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FFHT1425V costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FFHT1425V at 416 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $78 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 7.8% above it, ranking 2,983 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 $6/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 FFHT1425V: Blomberg BRFD21612SS ($78/yr, 415 kWh/yr), then Ikea K00462152 ($78/yr, 416 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 222 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 FFHT1425V that long and it costs about $1,017 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $78/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
The Frigidaire FFHT1425V already costs $78/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 416 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,983 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.