What the Frigidaire FRTE1226AW costs to run
At 311 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE1226AW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $58 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRTE1226AW against the category
That's 19.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,843 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 $14/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Insignia NS-RTM12SS7 ($58/yr, 311 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRTE1226AW. Frigidaire FRTE1226AV ($58/yr, 311 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 149 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $58/year, the Frigidaire FRTE1226AW adds up to about $760 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire FRTE1226AW is already efficient for its category at $58/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire FRTE1226AW already costs $58/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
At rank 1,843 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 311 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.