Frigidaire GRFN2853A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire GRFN2853A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire GRFN2853A at 652 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $123 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire GRFN2853A against the category
That's 68.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,293 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 $50/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LMWS29626 ($123/yr, 652 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire GRFN2853A. Frigidaire FRFN2823A ($123/yr, 652 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 281 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 GRFN2853A that long and it costs about $1,593 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $123/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $123/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,293 of 4,704, the Frigidaire GRFN2853A 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. The 652 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.