Model
Frigidaire FRFS282LAF
Rank #968 means 967 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 69th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 69% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF cost to run per year?
The Frigidaire FRFS282LAF costs about $135 a year to run, near the very top of the cost table for its class at rank #968 of 1,000. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $148/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it edges out 69% of the class, a modestly above-average showing. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 27.9 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Cafe CFE28TP*M*** at $135/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GFE28GEL**** at $135/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 FRFS282LAF's $135/yr adds up to roughly $1620 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire FRFS282LAF 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 $135/yr, here is what the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF 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 FRFS282LAF costs about $1350. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1480 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $135/yr, it runs about $71 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $127 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $148/yr, the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 27.9 cu ft, the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 FRFS282LAF cheap to run?
Its $135/yr running cost, rank #968 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 FRFS282LAF cost per month?
About $11.21 a month, which is the $135 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: 725 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $135 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire FRFS282LAF for its size?
69th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 967 | Cafe CFE28TP*M***27.8 cu ft | $135 |
| 966 | Frigidaire GRMS2773A*26.3 cu ft | $134 |
| 965 | Cafe CVE28DM*NB**27.8 cu ft | $134 |
| 964 | Lg LRMDC2306*22.5 cu ft | $133 |
| 963 | Whirlpool WRFF3536SW30 cu ft | $133 |
Source
ES_1021080_FRFS282LAF_09242021101425_80100259View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and FRFS282LAF 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.