Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF170A*****
At 448 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RF170A*****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $84 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 16.1% above it, ranking 3,165 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $12/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Fisher & Paykel RF170A*****: Conserv TMRI 180S ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr), then Fisher & Paykel RF201A***** ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr).
Within the Fisher & Paykel lineup
Ranked 21 of Fisher & Paykel's 48 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RS2435V2* ($8/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF203QDUVX1 ($106/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $84/year, the Fisher & Paykel RF170A***** adds up to about $1,095 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Fisher & Paykel RF170A***** 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 $84/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $84/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,165 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.