Frigidaire FRFG201LA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FRFG201LA: running cost
The Frigidaire FRFG201LA is certified by ENERGY STAR at 563 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $106 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 FRFG201LA compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 45.9% above it, ranking 3,834 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $33/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FRFG201LA on that list: Frigidaire FRFG2011A ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Jenn-Air JFC2089BE ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 252 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FRFG201LA that long and it costs about $1,376 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $106/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRFG201LA ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 3,834 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 563 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.