Frigidaire FRTE1830AW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire FRTE1830AW: running cost
At 366 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE1830AW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $69 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.
How the Frigidaire FRTE1830AW compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 5.2% less, ranking 2,636 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FRTE1830AW on that list: Frigidaire FRTE1830AV ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FRTE1835AB ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 183 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the Frigidaire FRTE1830AW adds up to about $895 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/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
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRTE1830AW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,636 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRTE1830AW 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.