Fisher & Paykel RS24S: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fisher & Paykel RS24S at 232 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RS24S against the category
That's 39.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 951 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 $29/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Avanti AR17T0W ($44/yr, 233 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RS24S. U-Line RE115 ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 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 RS24S over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the Fisher & Paykel RS24S adds up to about $567 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Fisher & Paykel RS24S is already efficient for its category at $44/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$44/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fisher & Paykel RS24S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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. The 232 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.