What the Gaggenau RB492704 costs to run
At 531 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RB492704's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $100 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 37.6% above it, ranking 3,605 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $27/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Gaggenau RB492704: Miele KFN 9859 iDE re ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr), then Miele KF 2901 SF ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr).
Comparing Gaggenau's own models
Ranked 20 of Gaggenau's 27 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RW204770 ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RVY497790 ($113/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $100/year, the Gaggenau RB492704 adds up to about $1,298 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Gaggenau RB492704 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 $100/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Gaggenau RB492704 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,605 of 4,704, the Gaggenau RB492704 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.