Gaggenau RC472701: running cost
The Gaggenau RC472701 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 310 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $58 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 RC472701 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 19.7% less, ranking 1,823 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $14/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gaggenau RC472701 on that list: Frigidaire FFET1222U* ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GPE12FGK**** ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Gaggenau's own models
Ranked 10 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 RC472701 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 RC472701 that long and it costs about $758 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $58/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Gaggenau RC472701 already costs $58/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 1,823 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.