Samsung RF29DB9700 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Samsung RF29DB9700: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF29DB9700 at 704 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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.
How the Samsung RF29DB9700 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 82.4% above it, ranking 4,490 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $60/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung RF29DB9700 on that list: Samsung RF29DB9600 ($132/yr, 704 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung RF29DB9750 ($132/yr, 704 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 77 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RF29DB9700 that long and it costs about $1,721 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung RF29DB9700 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 $132/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RF29DB9700 already costs $132/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 4,490 of 4,704, the Samsung RF29DB9700 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.