Samsung RF29BB8200 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RF29BB8200
At 685 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF29BB8200's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $129 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 RF29BB8200 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 77.5% above it, ranking 4,424 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $56/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung RF29BB8200 on that list: Maytag MFT2574DE ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung RF29BB8600 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 65 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300 ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30 ($148/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Samsung RF29BB8200 adds up to about $1,674 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung RF29BB8200 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 $129/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RF29BB8200 already costs $129/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 4,424 of 4,704, the Samsung RF29BB8200 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.