Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM costs to run
At 218 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 636 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Galanz GLR33ME23 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM. Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire Gallery's own models
Frigidaire Gallery makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FGFR334 at $41/yr, and its priciest, the FGFR727-C-6COM at $65/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 636 of 4,704, the Frigidaire Gallery FGFR334-6COM sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.