Running cost for the Samsung RF27CG5010**
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF27CG5010** at 656 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $123 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 69.9% above it, ranking 4,314 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 $51/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 RF27CG5010**: Midea MRS24D9*** ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF27CG5100** ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 58 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300** ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30** ($148/yr, its priciest).
Samsung RF27CG5010** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF27CG5010** costs roughly $1,603 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $123/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 $123/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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 656 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.