Samsung RF70F23DE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Samsung RF70F23DE: running cost
The Samsung RF70F23DE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 621 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $117 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 60.9% above it, ranking 4,167 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 $44/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 RF70F23DE: Samsung RF23BB8600 ($117/yr, 621 kWh/yr), then Midea MRB23D5 ($117/yr, 622 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 39 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $117/year, the Samsung RF70F23DE adds up to about $1,518 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $117/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung RF70F23DE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 621 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.