Frigidaire FFHT1822UB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FFHT1822UB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FFHT1822UB at 360 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,494 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 $5/year under 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 ELEMENT ENR18TFGC ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FFHT1822UV ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 175 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the Frigidaire FFHT1822UB adds up to about $880 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire FFHT1822UB is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FFHT1822UB 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
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. The 360 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.