Frigidaire FFUE1536AV: running cost
At 274 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 29% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,504 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 $21/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 Cafe CCR06BM*P*** ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FFUE1536AW ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 123 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 FFUE1536AV that long and it costs about $670 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire FFUE1536AV is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FFUE1536AV 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,504 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.