Samsung RF23DB9700 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RF23DB9700 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF23DB9700 at 634 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $119 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 64.2% above it, ranking 4,235 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 $47/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 RF23DB9700: Samsung RF23D9600 ($119/yr, 634 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF23DB9750 ($119/yr, 634 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 45 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300 ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30 ($148/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF23DB9700 costs roughly $1,549 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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 RF23DB9700 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung RF23DB9700 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,235 of 4,704, the Samsung RF23DB9700 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.