Running cost for the Frigidaire FRSS26L3A*
The Frigidaire FRSS26L3A* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 647 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $122 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRSS26L3A* against the category
That's 67.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,282 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 $49/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire GRSS2652A* ($122/yr, 647 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRSS26L3A*. Frigidaire FRSS2633A* ($122/yr, 647 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 276 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FRSS26L3A* costs roughly $1,581 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire FRSS26L3A* runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $122/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRSS26L3A* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,282 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRSS26L3A* 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 647 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.