Frigidaire FGHG2368T Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FGHG2368T
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FGHG2368T at 589 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $111 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.6% above it, ranking 4,019 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 $38/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 FGHG2368T: Elica ER36FRB191PR ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire LFHG2251T ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 255 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FGHG2368T that long and it costs about $1,440 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $111/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire FGHG2368T ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. At rank 4,019 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.