Frigidaire FFUE1826AW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW costs to run
At 294 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $55 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.8% less, ranking 1,665 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $17/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW: Blomberg BRFB1044WH ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr), then GE FUF18DZR ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 131 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $55/year, the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW adds up to about $719 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $55/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$55/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FFUE1826AW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.