Running cost for the Samsung RF25C5151**
At 643 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF25C5151**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $121 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 66.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,256 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $48/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is LG LRFCS29D6* ($121/yr, 643 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung RF25C5551** ($121/yr, 643 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 52 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 RF25C5151** costs roughly $1,571 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung RF25C5151** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $121/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$121/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung RF25C5151**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 643 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,256 of 4,704, the Samsung RF25C5151** 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.