Samsung RF23B7671 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RF23B7671
At 635 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF23B7671's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 64.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,238 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $47/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Dacor DRF36C500 ($119/yr, 635 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung RS22T5561 ($120/yr, 636 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 47 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
Samsung RF23B7671 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF23B7671 costs roughly $1,552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $119/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 RF23B7671 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $119/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,238 of 4,704, the Samsung RF23B7671 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.