Samsung BRB106003 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung BRB106003 costs to run
At 399 kWh/yr, the Samsung BRB106003's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung BRB106003 against the category
That's 3.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,931 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 $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung BRB70F10DES ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung BRB106003. PORTER&CHARLES PC24SS ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Samsung BRB106003 adds up to about $975 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung BRB106003 is already efficient for its category at $75/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
The Samsung BRB106003 already costs $75/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 399 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.