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 CWE23SP*M*** ($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.