Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***J**
At 532 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***J**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $100 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 37.8% above it, ranking 3,614 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 $27/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 RF201A***J**: Fisher & Paykel RF170A***U** ($100/yr, 532 kWh/yr), then Fisher & Paykel RF201A***U** ($100/yr, 532 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 36 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***J** costs roughly $1,300 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $100/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 RF201A***J** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$100/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***J**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 3,614 of 4,704, the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***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. The 532 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.