What the Samsung RF24BB6200** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF24BB6200** at 630 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $118 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung RF24BB6200** against the category
That's 63.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,203 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $46/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung RF24BB6600** ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung RF24BB6200**. Professional Series PS-FRF192 ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 41 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $118/year, the Samsung RF24BB6200** adds up to about $1,540 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $118/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $118/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,203 of 4,704, the Samsung RF24BB6200** 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. The 630 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.