Running cost for the Samsung RB15DG6000**
At 420 kWh/yr, the Samsung RB15DG6000**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $79 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 8.8% above it, ranking 3,004 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 $6/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 RB15DG6000**: KOOLMORE KM-RESBDW-15 ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr), then Summit FFBF284SSIM ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 12 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300** ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30** ($148/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RB15DG6000** costs roughly $1,026 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung RB15DG6000** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $79/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung RB15DG6000** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 420 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,004 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.