Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF178ANX1
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fisher & Paykel RF178ANX1 at 412 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $77 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,980 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 $5/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 RF135B***** ($77/yr, 411 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit FDRD15SS ($78/yr, 414 kWh/yr).
Within the Fisher & Paykel lineup
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 19 of 48 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RS2435V2* at $8/yr, and its priciest, the RF203QDUVX1 at $106/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Fisher & Paykel RF178ANX1 that long and it costs about $1,007 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Fisher & Paykel RF178ANX1 is already efficient for its category at $77/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Fisher & Paykel RF178ANX1 already costs $77/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 2,980 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 412 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.