Samsung RB10FSR4E Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RB10FSR4E costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RB10FSR4E at 390 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $73 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1% above it, ranking 2,841 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Samsung RB10FSR4E: Moffat M2E9F ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr), then Summit CTR21PL ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300 ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30 ($148/yr, its priciest).
Samsung RB10FSR4E over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RB10FSR4E costs roughly $953 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RB10FSR4E already costs $73/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,841 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.