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.