Frigidaire FPHT2097V Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FPHT2097V costs to run
At 385 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FPHT2097V's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FPHT2097V against the category
That's 0.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,794 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $0/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire GRTE2055A ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FPHT2097V. Frigidaire FGHT2055V ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 207 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 FPHT2097V that long and it costs about $941 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire FPHT2097V is already efficient for its category at $72/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FPHT2097V ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,794 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FPHT2097V 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.