Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ
At 535 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $101 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 38.6% above it, ranking 3,619 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 $28/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 RF170WJ: Monogram ZIC30GNN ($100/yr, 534 kWh/yr), then Fisher & Paykel RF170WU ($101/yr, 535 kWh/yr).
Within the Fisher & Paykel lineup
Ranked 39 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 $101/year, the Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ adds up to about $1,308 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $101/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ already costs $101/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 3,619 of 4,704, the Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ 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. The 535 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.