Fisher & Paykel RS3684AIce & Water Running Cost…
Fisher & Paykel RS3684AIce & Water: running cost
At 547 kWh/yr, the Fisher & Paykel RS3684AIce & Water's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,703 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $30/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Cafe CWE19SPN ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GWE19JGL ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 45 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 RS3684AIce & Water over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Fisher & Paykel RS3684AIce & Water costs roughly $1,337 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $103/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$103/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fisher & Paykel RS3684AIce & Water; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 547 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,703 of 4,704, the Fisher & Paykel RS3684AIce & Water 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.