Frigidaire FRFG1813A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRFG1813A
At 458 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRFG1813A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $86 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 18.7% above it, ranking 3,265 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 $14/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 FRFG1813A: Bertazzoni REF31BMFXNV ($86/yr, 458 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRTI1936AB ($86/yr, 458 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 234 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 FRFG1813A 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 FRFG1813A that long and it costs about $1,119 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire FRFG1813A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 458 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,265 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRFG1813A 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.