Frigidaire PRFG2383A Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Frigidaire PRFG2383A
Brand: Frigidaire

What the Frigidaire PRFG2383A costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$112/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The Frigidaire PRFG2383A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 598 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.31per day

$9.37per month

598kWh per year, certified

$1,462over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $112 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Frigidaire PRFG2383A against the category

That's 54.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,066 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 $40/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Bosch B36BT130NS ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire PRFG2383A. Frigidaire GRFG2353A ($112/yr, 598 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Frigidaire lineup

Frigidaire makes 311 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 260 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 PRFG2383A costs roughly $1,462 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

At $112/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Frigidaire PRFG2383A or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

$112/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire PRFG2383A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Ranked 4,066 of 4,704, the Frigidaire PRFG2383A 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. The 598 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.