Samsung RF32CG5100**: running cost
The Samsung RF32CG5100** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 709 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $133 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 83.7% above it, ranking 4,500 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 $61/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 RF32CG5100**: Maytag MFT2776FE*** ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF32CG5300** ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 80 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 RF32CG5100** that long and it costs about $1,733 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $133/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 RF32CG5100** or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $133/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. At rank 4,500 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.