Frigidaire FRSS2623A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRSS2623A
At 647 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRSS2623A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $122 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 67.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,280 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $49/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Crosley Professional ZRSEH268A ($122/yr, 647 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FRSS2633A ($122/yr, 647 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 274 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FRSS2623A that long and it costs about $1,581 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $122/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 FRSS2623A or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $122/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
At rank 4,280 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 647 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.