Frigidaire FRTE1622AS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FRTE1622AS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FRTE1622AS at 347 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRTE1622AS against the category
That's 10.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,389 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 $7/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FRTE1622AW ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRTE1622AS. Frigidaire FRTE1622AB ($65/yr, 347 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 173 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire FRTE1622AS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FRTE1622AS that long and it costs about $848 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire FRTE1622AS is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire FRTE1622AS already costs $65/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,389 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.