What the Frigidaire FRTE2223AW costs to run
At 402 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE2223AW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $76 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FRTE2223AW against the category
That's 4.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,964 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 $3/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FRTE2245AB ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FRTE2223AW. Frigidaire FRTE2223AV ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 214 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.
Frigidaire FRTE2223AW over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $76/year, the Frigidaire FRTE2223AW adds up to about $982 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire FRTE2223AW is already efficient for its category at $76/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRTE2223AW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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.