Frigidaire FRTE1226AV: running cost
At 311 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE1226AV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $58 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 19.4% less, ranking 1,842 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $14/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Frigidaire FRTE1226AV: Frigidaire FRTE1226AB ($58/yr, 311 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRTE1226AW ($58/yr, 311 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 148 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B* ($137/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FRTE1226AV costs roughly $760 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $58/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$58/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FRTE1226AV; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,842 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRTE1226AV 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.