Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water Running Cost…
Running cost for the Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water
The Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water is certified by ENERGY STAR at 383 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water against the category
That's 0.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,785 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 $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TRUARCTIC TARTM2030SV ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water. Commercial Cool CCR2000GW ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 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 RS3084WE Ice & Water over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water costs roughly $936 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water is already efficient for its category at $72/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
$72/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fisher & Paykel RS3084WE Ice & Water; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 383 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.