Frigidaire GRFS287DA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire GRFS287DA
At 725 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire GRFS287DA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $136 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire GRFS287DA against the category
That's 87.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,555 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 $64/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire PRFS2883A ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire GRFS287DA. Frigidaire GRFS2853A ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 308 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire GRFS287DA over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $136/year, the Frigidaire GRFS287DA adds up to about $1,772 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire GRFS287DA 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 $136/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$136/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire GRFS287DA; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 725 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,555 of 4,704, the Frigidaire GRFS287DA 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.