Gaggenau RB282705 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Gaggenau RB282705 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gaggenau RB282705 at 388 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $73 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 RB282705 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 0.5% above it, ranking 2,817 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $0/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gaggenau RB282705 on that list: Bosch B09IB91NS ($73/yr, 388 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BLACK DECKER BR2010JB ($73/yr, 389 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Gaggenau lineup
Ranked 15 of Gaggenau's 27 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RW204770 ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RVY497790 ($113/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $73/year, the Gaggenau RB282705 adds up to about $948 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/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
Whether or not the Gaggenau RB282705 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,817 of 4,704, the Gaggenau RB282705 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.