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Gaggenau RC472704 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

What the Gaggenau RC472704 costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$54/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 289 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RC472704's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.15per day
$4.53per month
289kWh per year, certified
$706over a 13-yr lifespan

The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 25.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,639 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 $18/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 Danby Designer DAR170A3 ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele K 2801 SF ($54/yr, 289 kWh/yr).

Within the Gaggenau lineup

Gaggenau makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RW204770 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the RVY497790 at $113/yr.

Gaggenau RC472704 over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $54/year, the Gaggenau RC472704 adds up to about $706 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

The Gaggenau RC472704 is already efficient for its category at $54/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

$54/year to run is the predictable cost of the Gaggenau RC472704; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

The data behind this page

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. The 289 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.