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What the Samsung RF23DB9700** costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$119/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF23DB9700** at 634 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.33per day
$9.93per month
634kWh per year, certified
$1,549over a 13-yr lifespan

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 RF23D*9600** ($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.