Samsung RF29A9675 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Samsung RF29A9675
Brand: Samsung

Running cost for the Samsung RF29A9675

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$132/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF29A9675 at 704 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.36per day

$11.03per month

704kWh per year, certified

$1,721over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

That $132 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 82.4% above it, ranking 4,488 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 $60/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 RF29A9675: LG SIGNATURE UM22WZH98 ($132/yr, 704 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF29DB9600 ($132/yr, 704 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Ranked 75 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 RF29A9675 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 RF29A9675 that long and it costs about $1,721 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

At $132/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Samsung RF29A9675 or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

If you're keeping it

$132/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung RF29A9675; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Where this number comes from

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 704 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.