Samsung RF23D9600 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Samsung RF23D9600: running cost
At 634 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF23D9600'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 64.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,234 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 DRF36C700 ($119/yr, 634 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung RF23DB9700 ($119/yr, 634 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 44 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RF23D9600 that long and it costs about $1,549 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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 RF23D9600 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Samsung RF23D9600 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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. At rank 4,234 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.