Frigidaire FFHT1820V Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FFHT1820V
At 452 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFHT1820V's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,202 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $12/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Fisher & Paykel RF170W ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Haier QHE16HYP ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 227 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $85/year, the Frigidaire FFHT1820V adds up to about $1,105 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
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 FFHT1820V or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FFHT1820V ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 3,202 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FFHT1820V 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. The 452 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.