Samsung RF20A5101 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Samsung RF20A5101
Brand: Samsung

Running cost for the Samsung RF20A5101

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$105/year at the national-average rate

At 560 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF20A5101's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.29per day

$8.77per month

560kWh per year, certified

$1,369over a 13-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $105 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Samsung RF20A5101 against the category

That's 45.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,815 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Thermador T30IB100SP ($105/yr, 560 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung RF20A5101. Miele KFMC 3836 R ($105/yr, 560 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 26 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.

Samsung RF20A5101 over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF20A5101 costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

At $105/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Samsung RF20A5101 or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

At $105/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Ranked 3,815 of 4,704, the Samsung RF20A5101 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 560 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.