Gaggenau RC462705 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Gaggenau RC462705: running cost
The Gaggenau RC462705 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 254 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $48 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 34.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,179 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 $25/year under 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 SAPPHIRE SRD153SSPR ($48/yr, 253 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele K 2602 Vi ($48/yr, 254 kWh/yr).
Comparing Gaggenau's own models
Gaggenau makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RW204770 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the RVY497790 at $113/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Gaggenau RC462705 that long and it costs about $621 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Gaggenau RC462705 is already efficient for its category at $48/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Gaggenau RC462705 already costs $48/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 1,179 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. The 254 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.