Gaggenau RB280703 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Gaggenau RB280703 costs to run
The Gaggenau RB280703 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 394 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $74 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 Gaggenau RB280703 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.1% above it, ranking 2,870 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gaggenau RB280703 on that list: upstreman TM71- ($74/yr, 393 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GPE12FGK ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Gaggenau lineup
Ranked 16 of Gaggenau's 27 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RW204770 ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RVY497790 ($113/yr, its priciest).
Gaggenau RB280703 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Gaggenau RB280703 that long and it costs about $963 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Gaggenau RB280703 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,870 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.