Samsung RF23BB8200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RF23BB8200 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF23BB8200 at 621 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $117 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 60.9% above it, ranking 4,165 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 $44/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 RF23BB8200: Miele KFFD 6765 edt/cs ($117/yr, 620 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF23BB8600 ($117/yr, 621 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 37 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 RF23BB8200 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF23BB8200 costs roughly $1,518 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung RF23BB8200 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 $117/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung RF23BB8200 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 621 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,165 of 4,704, the Samsung RF23BB8200 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.