Frigidaire FRTE2245AB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRTE2245AB
At 402 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FRTE2245AB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 2,965 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 FRTE2245AB: Frigidaire FRTE2223AW ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRTE2245AV ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 215 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 FRTE2245AB over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $76/year, the Frigidaire FRTE2245AB 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire FRTE2245AB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,965 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 402 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.