Samsung BRB70F10DES Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung BRB70F10DES costs to run
The Samsung BRB70F10DES is certified by ENERGY STAR at 399 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung BRB70F10DES against the category
That's 3.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,932 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
Summit FFBF121W ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung BRB70F10DES. Samsung BRB106003 ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung BRB70F10DES costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung BRB70F10DES 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung BRB70F10DES; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,932 of 4,704, the Samsung BRB70F10DES 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. The 399 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.