What the Samsung RF30BB6900** costs to run
At 693 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF30BB6900**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $130 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung RF30BB6900** against the category
That's 79.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,443 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $58/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LHSXS2706* ($130/yr, 694 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung RF30BB6900**. Bosch B26FT50SNS ($130/yr, 693 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 71 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300** at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30** at $148/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $130/year, the Samsung RF30BB6900** adds up to about $1,694 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung RF30BB6900** 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 $130/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Samsung RF30BB6900** already costs $130/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 693 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,443 of 4,704, the Samsung RF30BB6900** 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.