Model
Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM
Rank #28 means 27 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 99th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 99% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM's $40/yr running cost puts it at rank #28 of 622, among the least expensive freezer models we track to keep running. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $44/yr to run, a saving of roughly $4 a year. Few freezer models we track are more efficient for their size than this one; its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 99 is near the top of the class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 10.1 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Frigidaire EFRF1005-BLACK-ID-6COM at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Arctic King AUFM011AEW at $40/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM's $40/yr adds up to roughly $560 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Frigidaire EFRF1005-BLACK-ID-6COM.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM 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 $40/yr, here is what the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM 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 EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM costs about $400. That is roughly $40 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $440 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $40/yr, it runs about $35 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $15 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $44/yr, the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10.1 cu ft, the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM cheap to run?
Yes. Its $40/yr running cost puts it at rank #28 of 622, below what most freezer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM cost per month?
About $3.29 a month, which is the $40 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: 213 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $40 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM for its size?
99th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Frigidaire EFRF1005-BLACK-ID-6COM10.1 cu ft | $40 |
| 26 | Danby DCF100A5WDB10 cu ft | $39 |
| 25 | Whirlpool WZC3209LW9 cu ft | $37 |
| 24 | Master Chef 043-0293-05 cu ft | $36 |
| 23 | L2 LRC05M3A**5.1 cu ft | $36 |
Source
ES_1120898_EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM_04282026112635_80297847View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and EFRF1005-D-ID-6COM 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.