Frigidaire FFHT1814YB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FFHT1814YB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FFHT1814YB at 366 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $69 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 5.2% less, ranking 2,632 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 $4/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 FFHT1814YB: ELEMENT ENR18CSFW ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FFHT1814YW ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 179 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 FFHT1814YB over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FFHT1814YB costs roughly $895 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/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
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FFHT1814YB; 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.