Frigidaire FFHT1814X Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FFHT1814X: running cost
At 453 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFHT1814X's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $85 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 FFHT1814X compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 17.4% above it, ranking 3,213 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $13/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FFHT1814X on that list: Frigidaire FFHT1814W ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FFHT1835V ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 231 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 FFHT1814X 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 FFHT1814X that long and it costs about $1,107 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $85/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Frigidaire FFHT1814X or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,213 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FFHT1814X sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.