Samsung RF32CG5N10 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RF32CG5N10 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF32CG5N10 at 709 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 4,503 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 RF32CG5N10: Samsung RF32CG5D00 ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF70H25GE ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 83 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300 ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30 ($148/yr, its priciest).
Samsung RF32CG5N10 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RF32CG5N10 that long and it costs about $1,733 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung RF32CG5N10 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 $133/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Samsung RF32CG5N10 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
At rank 4,503 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. The 709 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.