What the Fisher & Paykel RF170W***J** costs to run
The Fisher & Paykel RF170W***J** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 535 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $101 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 38.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,619 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $28/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Monogram ZIC30GNN**** ($100/yr, 534 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Fisher & Paykel RF170W***U** ($101/yr, 535 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 39 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 RF170W***J** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Fisher & Paykel RF170W***J** costs roughly $1,308 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Fisher & Paykel RF170W***J** 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 $101/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $101/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,619 of 4,704, the Fisher & Paykel RF170W***J** sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.