Frigidaire GRMC2273C*: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire GRMC2273C* at 668 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $126 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 73.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,360 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 $53/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 GRMC2273B* ($126/yr, 668 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire PRMC2290B* ($126/yr, 668 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 291 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B* at $137/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire GRMC2273C* that long and it costs about $1,633 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $126/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Frigidaire GRMC2273C* or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$126/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire GRMC2273C*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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. The 668 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.