Frigidaire FRPE4534AV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRPE4534AV
At 327 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRPE4534AV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRPE4534AV against the category
That's 15.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,100 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef HMDR450BE ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRPE4534AV. Frigidaire FFPS4533UU ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 163 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FRPE4534AV that long and it costs about $799 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire FRPE4534AV is already efficient for its category at $61/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire FRPE4534AV already costs $61/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,100 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRPE4534AV 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. The 327 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.