Gaggenau RVC477790 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Gaggenau RVC477790 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gaggenau RVC477790 at 333 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $63 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Gaggenau RVC477790 against the category
That's 13.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,227 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $10/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GASLAND RG1014 ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gaggenau RVC477790. Frestec FR 1462 WH ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Gaggenau makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RW204770 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the RVY497790 at $113/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Gaggenau RVC477790 that long and it costs about $814 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Gaggenau RVC477790 is already efficient for its category at $63/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
A refrigerator like the Gaggenau RVC477790 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.