Model
Frigidaire GRMN2872A*
Rank #909 means 908 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 79th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 79% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire GRMN2872A* cost to run per year?
Rank #909 of 1,000 puts the Frigidaire GRMN2872A* among the pricier refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $120 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $132/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 79% of refrigerator models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 27.2 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 Ge GYE21JYM**** at $120/yr runs a little cheaper and the Frigidaire FRFN2823A* at $121/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 GRMN2872A*'s $120/yr adds up to roughly $1440 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire GRMN2872A* 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 $120/yr, here is what the Frigidaire GRMN2872A* 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 GRMN2872A* costs about $1200. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1320 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire GRMN2872A* compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $120/yr, it runs about $56 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $112 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $132/yr, the Frigidaire GRMN2872A* uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 27.2 cu ft, the Frigidaire GRMN2872A* 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 GRMN2872A* cheap to run?
Its $120/yr running cost, rank #909 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 GRMN2872A* cost per month?
About $10.04 a month, which is the $120 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: 649 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $120 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire GRMN2872A* for its size?
79th 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
Source
ES_1021080_GRMN2872A*_01192023022005_80150221View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and GRMN2872A* 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.