Frigidaire GRSS2352A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire GRSS2352A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire GRSS2352A at 615 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $116 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire GRSS2352A against the category
That's 59.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,140 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 $43/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire PRSC2222A ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire GRSS2352A. Frigidaire GRSC2352A ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 267 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire GRSS2352A costs roughly $1,503 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $116/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Frigidaire GRSS2352A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
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 615 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.