Fisher & Paykel RF170WU Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF170WU
The Fisher & Paykel RF170WU 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 3,620 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 Fisher & Paykel RF170WJ ($101/yr, 535 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LF25S6000 ($101/yr, 535 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 40 of 48 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RS2435V2 at $8/yr, and its priciest, the RF203QDUVX1 at $106/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Fisher & Paykel RF170WU costs roughly $1,308 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $101/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Fisher & Paykel RF170WU ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 3,620 of 4,704, the Fisher & Paykel RF170WU 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.