Frigidaire FR840-F-GB-RED Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FR840-F-GB-RED: running cost
The Frigidaire FR840-F-GB-RED is certified by ENERGY STAR at 312 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $59 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 FR840-F-GB-RED compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 19.2% less, ranking 1,857 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $14/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FR840-F-GB-RED on that list: Frigidaire EFR341 ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Gaggenau RC492705 ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 151 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FR840-F-GB-RED that long and it costs about $763 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/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
$59/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FR840-F-GB-RED; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
At rank 1,857 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. The 312 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.