Frigidaire FRFG2011A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FRFG2011A: running cost
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.
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.