Frigidaire PRFS2883A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Frigidaire PRFS2883A
The Frigidaire PRFS2883A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 725 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $136 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 87.8% above it, ranking 4,556 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 $64/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 PRFS2883A: Frigidaire GRFS287DA ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr), then GE GFE28GEL ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Ranked 309 of Frigidaire's 311 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FRWE4626AS ($28/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FRFS2813B ($137/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Frigidaire PRFS2883A that long and it costs about $1,772 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Frigidaire PRFS2883A 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 $136/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Frigidaire PRFS2883A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 725 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,556 of 4,704, the Frigidaire PRFS2883A 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.