Running cost for the Samsung RF32CG5900**
At 781 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF32CG5900**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $147 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 102.3% above it, ranking 4,664 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 $74/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 RF32CG5900**: Café CQE28DM*N*** ($146/yr, 776 kWh/yr), then Criterion CFDR286M4* ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 98 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300** ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30** ($148/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RF32CG5900** that long and it costs about $1,909 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung RF32CG5900** 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 $147/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Samsung RF32CG5900** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 4,664 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.