Frigidaire FFPE4533UM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FFPE4533UM: running cost
At 265 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFPE4533UM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FFPE4533UM against the category
That's 31.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,357 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 $23/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef HMTR450BE ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FFPE4533UM. Danby DCR045B1BSLDB ($50/yr, 265 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 120 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FFPE4533UM costs roughly $648 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire FFPE4533UM is already efficient for its category at $50/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FFPE4533UM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 1,357 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 265 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.