Frigidaire FRTE1835AB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRTE1835AB
At 366 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE1835AB'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 FRTE1835AB compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 5.2% less, ranking 2,637 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 FRTE1835AB on that list: Frigidaire FRTE1830AW ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FRTE1835AS ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 184 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 $69/year, the Frigidaire FRTE1835AB adds up to about $895 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/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
At $69/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 2,637 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRTE1835AB 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. The 366 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.