Samsung RF27CG5100 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RF27CG5100
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF27CG5100 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.
How the Samsung RF27CG5100 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 69.9% above it, ranking 4,315 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $51/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung RF27CG5100 on that list: Samsung RF27CG5010 ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung RF90F29BE ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 59 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 RF27CG5100 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RF27CG5100 that long and it costs about $1,603 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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
$123/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung RF27CG5100; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.