FRIGIDAIRE;RCA EFR100 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the FRIGIDAIRE;RCA EFR100
ENERGY STAR certifies the FRIGIDAIRE;RCA EFR100 at 206 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $39 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.6% less, ranking 359 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 $34/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;RCA EFR100: Frigidaire EFR323 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach EFR100-B-BLACK ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators FRIGIDAIRE;RCA makes, the EFR100 is the cheapest to run, $2/year less than FRIGIDAIRE;RCA's priciest, the EFR323.
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;RCA EFR100 that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The FRIGIDAIRE;RCA EFR100 already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 206 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 359 of 4,704, the FRIGIDAIRE;RCA EFR100 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.