Frigidaire FRAE1626AW: running cost
The Frigidaire FRAE1626AW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 278 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $52 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 FRAE1626AW compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 28% less, ranking 1,567 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $20/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FRAE1626AW on that list: Frigidaire FFUE1626AW ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Insignia NS-CF70TMSS6-C ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 127 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B* ($137/yr, its priciest).
Frigidaire FRAE1626AW over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FRAE1626AW that long and it costs about $679 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Frigidaire FRAE1626AW already costs $52/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
At rank 1,567 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 278 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.