Frigidaire FFHT2045X Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FFHT2045X
At 385 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFHT2045X's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $72 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.
How the Frigidaire FFHT2045X compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.3% less, ranking 2,792 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $0/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FFHT2045X on that list: Frigidaire FFHT2045V ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FGHT2055V ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 205 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 FFHT2045X 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 FFHT2045X that long and it costs about $941 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $72/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire FFHT2045X ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,792 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.