Frigidaire FRFS2813B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRFS2813B
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FRFS2813B at 727 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $137 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 88.3% above it, ranking 4,569 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 $64/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 FRFS2813B: Frigidaire FRFS2811B ($137/yr, 727 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF27CG5400 ($137/yr, 730 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Frigidaire makes, the FRFS2813B costs the most to run, $108/year more than Frigidaire's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS.
Frigidaire FRFS2813B 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 FRFS2813B that long and it costs about $1,777 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $137/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Frigidaire FRFS2813B or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire FRFS2813B 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 727 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.