What the Fisher & Paykel RS30SH*E* costs to run
The Fisher & Paykel RS30SH*E* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 135 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $25 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Fisher & Paykel RS30SH*E* compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 65% less, ranking 84 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $47/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Fisher & Paykel RS30SH*E* on that list: Comfee CERV113B0A** ($25/yr, 135 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MERV113B0A** ($25/yr, 135 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Fisher & Paykel's own models
Ranked 6 of Fisher & Paykel's 48 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RS2435V2* ($8/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF203QDUVX1 ($106/yr, its priciest).
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 RS30SH*E* that long and it costs about $330 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $25/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Fisher & Paykel RS30SH*E* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 135 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.