Samsung RF25C5A01**: running cost
At 643 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF25C5A01**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $121 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 66.6% above it, ranking 4,258 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $48/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Samsung RF25C5A01**: Samsung RF25C5551** ($121/yr, 643 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KRFF336SPS ($121/yr, 645 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 54 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300** ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30** ($148/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RF25C5A01** that long and it costs about $1,571 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $121/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $121/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 4,258 of 4,704, the Samsung RF25C5A01** 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 643 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.