Samsung RF24BB6600 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RF24BB6600
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF24BB6600 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 RF24BB6600 against the category
That's 63.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,204 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
Miele KFMC 3858 FD ($119/yr, 631 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung RF24BB6600. Samsung RF24BB6200 ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 42 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF24BB6600 costs roughly $1,540 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung RF24BB6600 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,204 of 4,704, the Samsung RF24BB6600 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.