What the Frigidaire FRTE1814AW costs to run
At 374 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE1814AW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $70 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 3.1% less, ranking 2,735 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 $2/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 FRTE1814AW: Frigidaire FRTE1814AB ($70/yr, 374 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRTE1930AB ($70/yr, 374 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 195 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B* ($137/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $70/year, the Frigidaire FRTE1814AW adds up to about $914 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $70/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$70/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FRTE1814AW; 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 2,735 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRTE1814AW 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.