Samsung RF27CG5B30 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RF27CG5B30 costs to run
The Samsung RF27CG5B30 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 730 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $137 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 89.1% above it, ranking 4,572 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 $65/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 RF27CG5B30: Samsung RF27CG5B10 ($137/yr, 730 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF70F27SE ($137/yr, 730 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 90 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $137/year, the Samsung RF27CG5B30 adds up to about $1,784 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $137/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RF27CG5B30 already costs $137/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,572 of 4,704, the Samsung RF27CG5B30 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.