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.