Frigidaire FGHB2868T Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FGHB2868T
At 715 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FGHB2868T's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $134 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 FGHB2868T compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 85.2% above it, ranking 4,520 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $62/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FGHB2868T on that list: Frigidaire FFHB2750T ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire LFHB2751T ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 298 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $134/year, the Frigidaire FGHB2868T adds up to about $1,747 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $134/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Frigidaire FGHB2868T already costs $134/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 4,520 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FGHB2868T 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. The 715 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.