Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RF203QDUVX1
At 562 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RF203QDUVX1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RF203QDUVX1 against the category
That's 45.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,827 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Forno FFRBI1820-36** ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RF203QDUVX1. Fisher & Paykel RF203**** ($106/yr, 562 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Fisher & Paykel lineup
Among Fisher & Paykel's 48 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $98/year over the RS2435V2*, the brand's cheapest.
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 RF203QDUVX1 that long and it costs about $1,374 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $106/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Fisher & Paykel RF203QDUVX1 already costs $106/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 562 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.