Frigidaire FFHT2045V Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FFHT2045V: running cost
The Frigidaire FFHT2045V is certified by ENERGY STAR at 469 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FFHT2045V against the category
That's 21.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,389 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $16/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FFHT2045X ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FFHT2045V. Frigidaire FFHT2022A ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 242 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire FFHT2045V over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $88/year, the Frigidaire FFHT2045V adds up to about $1,146 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire FFHT2045V runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $88/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FFHT2045V; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 469 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.