Gaggenau RVW417770 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Gaggenau RVW417770: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gaggenau RVW417770 at 162 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $30 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Gaggenau RVW417770 against the category
That's 58% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 170 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 $42/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Arctic King AU83ETWBR1RCM ($31/yr, 167 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gaggenau RVW417770. DOMETIC C40G2 ($30/yr, 162 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Gaggenau lineup
Gaggenau makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $30/year, the Gaggenau RVW417770 adds up to about $396 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Gaggenau RVW417770 is already efficient for its category at $30/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $30/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 170 of 4,704, the Gaggenau RVW417770 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.