Frigidaire FRSS2333A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FRSS2333A costs to run
The Frigidaire FRSS2333A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 615 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $116 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRSS2333A against the category
That's 59.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,138 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 $43/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire GRSC2352A ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRSS2333A. Frigidaire FRSS2323A ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 265 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire FRSS2333A over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FRSS2333A costs roughly $1,503 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $116/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 FRSS2333A or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRSS2333A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 615 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.