Fisher & Paykel RS2484W# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Fisher & Paykel RS2484W#: running cost
At 439 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RS2484W#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RS2484W# against the category
That's 13.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,120 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Galanz GLR16FE16 ($83/yr, 440 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RS2484W#. VITARA VBFR1801ESSE ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 20 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 RS2484W# over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $83/year, the Fisher & Paykel RS2484W# adds up to about $1,073 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Fisher & Paykel RS2484W# runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $83/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $83/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 439 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,120 of 4,704, the Fisher & Paykel RS2484W# 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.