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Frigidaire FRFG2011A*: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$106/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 563 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRFG2011A*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.29per day
$8.82per month
563kWh per year, certified
$1,376over a 13-yr lifespan

The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Frigidaire FRFG2011A* against the category

That's 45.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,833 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Frigidaire FRFG201LA* ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRFG2011A*. LG LRDCS2603* ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 251 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FRFG2011A* costs roughly $1,376 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Frigidaire FRFG2011A* runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $106/year every year.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

$106/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FRFG2011A*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,833 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRFG2011A* 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.