Gaggenau RB472701 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Gaggenau RB472701 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gaggenau RB472701 at 546 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 41.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,699 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 Samsung RF30BB6602 ($102/yr, 545 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense RF27A3FE ($103/yr, 546 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Gaggenau makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RW204770 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the RVY497790 at $113/yr.
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 Gaggenau RB472701 that long and it costs about $1,334 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Gaggenau RB472701 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $103/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Gaggenau RB472701 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.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.