Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1 at 380 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1 against the category
That's 1.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,762 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gorenje HZF3567SED ($71/yr, 380 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1. Elisii DERTM201WW1 ($71/yr, 380 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Fisher & Paykel lineup
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 48 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RS2435V2 at $8/yr, and its priciest, the RF203QDUVX1 at $106/yr.
Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1 that long and it costs about $929 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1 is already efficient for its category at $71/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Fisher & Paykel RB2470BRV1 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.