Model
Professional Series PS-FRF172
Rank #777 means 776 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 64th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 64% of those models.
What does the Professional Series PS-FRF172 cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Professional Series PS-FRF172's $100/yr puts it at rank #777 of 1,000, on the pricier side of the class. It uses 15% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $115/yr to run, a saving of roughly $15 a year. Normalized for capacity, it beats 64% of refrigerator models we track, a better-than-average efficiency result. At 20.3 cu ft, it is a large refrigerator for the class, which runs 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Kenmore 897.7551#32# at $100/yr runs a little cheaper and the Thor Kitchen RF3621CTDW at $100/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 Professional Series PS-FRF172's $100/yr adds up to roughly $1200 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Kenmore 897.7551#32#.
By the numbers
The Professional Series PS-FRF172 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 $100/yr, here is what the Professional Series PS-FRF172 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Professional Series PS-FRF172 costs about $1000. That is roughly $150 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1150 over the same ten years.
How the Professional Series PS-FRF172 compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $100/yr, it runs about $36 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $92 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $115/yr, the Professional Series PS-FRF172 uses 15% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 20.3 cu ft, the Professional Series PS-FRF172 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. Cubic feet of interior volume is the first thing that scales a fridge's running cost up or down, before compressor quality even enters the picture.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Counter-depth models sit flush with cabinets but usually hold less interior volume than a standard-depth model of the same width, which can nudge the per-cubic-foot running cost either way.
- Compressor technology. Newer variable-speed (inverter) compressors modulate output instead of cycling fully on and off, which tends to use less energy for the same cooling job than an older fixed-speed compressor.
- Placement and ventilation. A fridge pushed tight against a wall or cabinet, or standing next to an oven or in direct sun, works harder to shed the heat its compressor produces, which can push real-world cost above the published figure.
Common questions
Is the Professional Series PS-FRF172 cheap to run?
Not especially. At $100 a year it ranks #777 of 1,000 refrigerator models we track, in the pricier part of its class to run, though its size and features may still justify that for your needs.
How much does the Professional Series PS-FRF172 cost per month?
Roughly $8.34/mo, spreading the $100/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 539 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $100 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Professional Series PS-FRF172 for its size?
64th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 777 | Kenmore 897.7551#32#20.3 cu ft | $100 |
| 776 | Fisher & Paykel RF170B***U**17.4 cu ft | $100 |
| 775 | Summit FFBF179SSIM17.2 cu ft | $100 |
| 774 | Liebherr MCB 366118.1 cu ft | $99 |
| 773 | Lg LF25S6000*25.1 cu ft | $99 |
Source
ES_1092528_PS-FRF172_080220230822414_5122261View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Professional Series and PS-FRF172 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.