Frigidaire GRMG2272C Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire GRMG2272C
At 596 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire GRMG2272C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $112 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 54.4% above it, ranking 4,051 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $39/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Frigidaire GRMG2272C: Cafe CWE23SPM ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr), then GE GWE23GEN ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 257 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
Frigidaire GRMG2272C over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $112/year, the Frigidaire GRMG2272C adds up to about $1,457 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire GRMG2272C 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 $112/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$112/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire GRMG2272C; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 596 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,051 of 4,704, the Frigidaire GRMG2272C 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.