Gaggenau RVY497790 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Gaggenau RVY497790: running cost
At 599 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RVY497790's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Gaggenau RVY497790 against the category
That's 55.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,069 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 $40/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Jenn-Air JB36NXFXLE ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gaggenau RVY497790. Bosch B36IT100NP ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Gaggenau lineup
Among Gaggenau's 27 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $94/year over the RW204770, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Gaggenau RVY497790 costs roughly $1,464 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $113/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$113/year to run is the predictable cost of the Gaggenau RVY497790; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
At rank 4,069 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. The 599 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.