Frigidaire FRTE1814AB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FRTE1814AB: running cost
At 374 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE1814AB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRTE1814AB against the category
That's 3.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,734 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 $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FRTE1814AW ($70/yr, 374 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRTE1814AB. FULGOR MILANO FM1BM22FBI ($70/yr, 372 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 194 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FRTE1814AB costs roughly $914 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire FRTE1814AB is already efficient for its category at $70/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRTE1814AB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 2,734 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.