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What the Frigidaire FFPS4533UU costs to run

Cheaper than most models in its category to run
$61/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FFPS4533UU at 327 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.17per day
$5.12per month
327kWh per year, certified
$799over a 13-yr lifespan

The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 15.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,099 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 $11/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 FFPS4533U* ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FRPE4534AV ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr).

Comparing Frigidaire's own models

Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 162 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

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FFPS4533UU that long and it costs about $799 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Weighing a replacement

The Frigidaire FFPS4533UU is already efficient for its category at $61/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

At $61/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 327 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,099 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FFPS4533UU sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.