Gaggenau RVC467790 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Gaggenau RVC467790
At 302 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RVC467790's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $57 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 21.8% less, ranking 1,779 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 $16/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 RVC467790: Monogram ZIR241NPP ($57/yr, 301 kWh/yr), then Sub-Zero DEC2450R/ ($57/yr, 302 kWh/yr).
Comparing Gaggenau's own models
Ranked 9 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 RVC467790 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Gaggenau RVC467790 costs roughly $738 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $57/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$57/year to run is the predictable cost of the Gaggenau RVC467790; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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 302 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.