Samsung RF24BB6200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.