Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1
At 456 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1 against the category
That's 18.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,239 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $13/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNUX1 ($86/yr, 456 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1. Whirlpool WRT348FME0 ($86/yr, 455 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Fisher & Paykel's own models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 26 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 RF178WRNJX1 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1 costs roughly $1,114 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$86/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,239 of 4,704, the Fisher & Paykel RF178WRNJX1 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 456 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.