Frigidaire FRTI1835AS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire FRTI1835AS costs to run
The Frigidaire FRTI1835AS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 450 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,182 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $12/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Frigidaire FRTI1835AB ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FRTI1835AW ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 225 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire FRTI1835AS that long and it costs about $1,100 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire FRTI1835AS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $85/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$85/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FRTI1835AS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 450 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.