Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# costs to run
The Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 152 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $29 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# against the category
That's 60.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 115 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 $44/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Silhouette SPRWC052D3SS ($29/yr, 152 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3#. CELLARA BY ELEMENT EWD24BES ($29/yr, 152 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 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 RS2474S3# over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $29/year, the Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# adds up to about $371 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# is already efficient for its category at $29/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# already costs $29/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 152 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.