Samsung RF25C5551**: running cost
The Samsung RF25C5551** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 643 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 4,257 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 Samsung RF25C5151** ($121/yr, 643 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung RF25C5A01** ($121/yr, 643 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 53 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RF25C5551** that long and it costs about $1,571 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $121/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 RF25C5551** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Samsung RF25C5551** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 643 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.