Running cost for the Gaggenau RY492705
At 579 kWh/yr, the Gaggenau RY492705's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $109 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.
How the Gaggenau RY492705 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 50% above it, ranking 3,898 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $36/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gaggenau RY492705 on that list: Bosch B36IT905NP ($109/yr, 579 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele KF 2982 Vi ($109/yr, 579 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 23 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 RY492705 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Gaggenau RY492705 that long and it costs about $1,415 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $109/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.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Gaggenau RY492705 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 579 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.