Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***U**
The Fisher & Paykel RF201A***U** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 532 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 37.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,615 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 $27/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 RF201A***J** ($100/yr, 532 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Fisher & Paykel RS36W(X) ($100/yr, 534 kWh/yr).
Within the Fisher & Paykel lineup
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 37 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***U** that long and it costs about $1,300 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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***U** or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$100/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fisher & Paykel RF201A***U**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.