Frigidaire GRQC2255B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire GRQC2255B
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire GRQC2255B at 669 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $126 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.
How the Frigidaire GRQC2255B compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 73.3% above it, ranking 4,364 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $53/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Frigidaire GRQC2255B on that list: GE GSE28NYY ($126/yr, 668 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Electrolux ERFC2393A ($126/yr, 670 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Ranked 293 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 GRQC2255B over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire GRQC2255B that long and it costs about $1,635 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Frigidaire GRQC2255B 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 $126/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$126/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire GRQC2255B; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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 669 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.