Frigidaire FRTE2223AB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FRTE2223AB costs to run
The Frigidaire FRTE2223AB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 402 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $76 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 4.1% above it, ranking 2,962 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 $3/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 FRTE2223AB: TRUARCTIC TRBM1224SV ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRTE2223AV ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 212 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
Frigidaire FRTE2223AB over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $76/year, the Frigidaire FRTE2223AB adds up to about $982 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $76/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
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire FRTE2223AB is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
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. The 402 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.