Fisher & Paykel RF135BU Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Fisher & Paykel RF135BU costs to run
The Fisher & Paykel RF135BU is certified by ENERGY STAR at 495 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RF135BU against the category
That's 28.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,482 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 $20/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LS23NCP20 ($93/yr, 495 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RF135BU. Fisher & Paykel RF135BJ ($93/yr, 495 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Fisher & Paykel's own models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 31 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 RF135BU over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $93/year, the Fisher & Paykel RF135BU adds up to about $1,210 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Fisher & Paykel RF135BU runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $93/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Fisher & Paykel RF135BU 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
At rank 3,482 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 495 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.