Model
Frigidaire FFHI1835V*
Rank #689 means 688 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 75th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 75% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* cost to run per year?
At about $84 a year, the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* costs more to run than most refrigerator models we track, rank #689 of 1,000. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $92/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 75% of refrigerator models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. Counter-depth construction, which this model has, generally means a shallower cabinet and less interior volume than a standard-depth model the same width, a tradeoff worth knowing if you are comparing it on cubic feet.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Ellipse ERBM170W at $84/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense RB170P3ESEH at $84/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Frigidaire FFHI1835V*'s $84/yr adds up to roughly $1008 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire FFHI1835V* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $84/yr, here is what the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* costs about $840. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $920 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $84/yr, it runs about $20 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $76 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $92/yr, the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 18.3 cu ft, the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, and larger refrigerator models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* cheap to run?
Its $84/yr running cost, rank #689 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* cost per month?
About $7.01 a month, which is the $84 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 453 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $84 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire FFHI1835V* for its size?
75th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 688 | Ellipse ERBM170W17.2 cu ft | $84 |
| 687 | Upstreman FC165-BS16.5 cu ft | $84 |
| 686 | Ellipse ERQE165S216.5 cu ft | $84 |
| 685 | Commercial Cool CCR1800GIMB18.2 cu ft | $84 |
| 684 | Hisense RB17N6D*E17.1 cu ft | $84 |
Source
ES_1021080_FFHI1835V*_07042019114512_80009889View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and FFHI1835V* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.