Frigidaire FRTI1835AB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire FRTI1835AB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FRTI1835AB at 450 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $85 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 FRTI1835AB compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 16.6% above it, ranking 3,181 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $12/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire FRTI1835AB on that list: Criterion CTMR180H1W ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FRTI1835AS ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 224 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 FRTI1835AB over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FRTI1835AB that long and it costs about $1,100 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $85/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Frigidaire FRTI1835AB already costs $85/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. 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.