Frigidaire FRBE1925AF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FRBE1925AF: running cost
The Frigidaire FRBE1925AF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 466 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $88 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 FRBE1925AF compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.7% above it, ranking 3,356 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $15/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FRBE1925AF on that list: FORNO, Elisii FFFFD1791-33WHT, FFFFD1791-33BLK, FFFFD1791-33RED, DFFFD1791-33WHT, DFFFD1791-33BLK, DFFFD1791-33RED ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FRBE1925AW ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 239 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 FRBE1925AF that long and it costs about $1,139 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $88/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Frigidaire FRBE1925AF or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $88/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 3,356 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 466 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.