Samsung RF27CG5900**: running cost
The Samsung RF27CG5900** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 726 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $136 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 RF27CG5900** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 88.1% above it, ranking 4,567 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $64/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung RF27CG5900** on that list: LG LRFS28XB* ($136/yr, 726 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FRFS2811B* ($137/yr, 727 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 87 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 RF27CG5900** 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 RF27CG5900** that long and it costs about $1,774 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung RF27CG5900** 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 $136/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $136/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. Ranked 4,567 of 4,704, the Samsung RF27CG5900** 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.