Frigidaire GRTE2055A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Frigidaire GRTE2055A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire GRTE2055A at 469 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire GRTE2055A against the category
That's 21.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,393 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 $16/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ikea IX3HHGXSS ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire GRTE2055A. Frigidaire FPHT2097V ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 246 of 311 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FRWE4626AS at $28/yr, and its priciest, the FRFS2813B at $137/yr.
Frigidaire GRTE2055A 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 GRTE2055A that long and it costs about $1,146 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire GRTE2055A 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 $88/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $88/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 469 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,393 of 4,704, the Frigidaire GRTE2055A 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.