Frigidaire FRTE1835AV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FRTE1835AV costs to run
The Frigidaire FRTE1835AV is certified by ENERGY STAR at 366 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 FRTE1835AV compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 5.2% less, ranking 2,639 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 FRTE1835AV on that list: Frigidaire FRTE1835AS ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FRTE1835AW ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 186 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 FRTE1835AV 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRTE1835AV 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 2,639 of 4,704, the Frigidaire FRTE1835AV 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.