Frigidaire FRFN2913B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FRFN2913B: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FRFN2913B at 654 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $123 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 69.4% above it, ranking 4,304 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 $50/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 FRFN2913B: Frigidaire FRFN2911B ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr), then Miele KFFD 6721 ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 283 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FRFN2913B costs roughly $1,598 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $123/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 FRFN2913B ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 654 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,304 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRFN2913B 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.