Frigidaire FRFS282LAF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF
The Frigidaire FRFS282LAF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 725 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $136 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRFS282LAF against the category
That's 87.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,553 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 $64/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire GRFS2853A ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF. Frigidaire FRFS2823A ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 306 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $136/year, the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF adds up to about $1,772 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $136/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,553 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF 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.