Frigidaire FFHT1822UV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FFHT1822UV: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FFHT1822UV 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 2,495 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 Frigidaire FFHT1822UB ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FFHT1822UW ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 176 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire FFHT1822UV 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 FFHT1822UV that long and it costs about $880 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire FFHT1822UV 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 FFHT1822UV 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
At rank 2,495 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. The 360 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.