Frigidaire FRTE1936AS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FRTE1936AS costs to run
At 374 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE1936AS'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 FRTE1936AS against the category
That's 3.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,740 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 FRTE1936AV ($70/yr, 374 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRTE1936AS. Frigidaire FRTE1936AB ($70/yr, 374 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 200 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 FRTE1936AS costs roughly $914 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire FRTE1936AS 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
At $70/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.