Samsung RF70H25GE Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Samsung RF70H25GE
Brand: Samsung

Running cost for the Samsung RF70H25GE

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$133/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF70H25GE at 709 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.37per day

$11.11per month

709kWh per year, certified

$1,733over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $133 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Samsung RF70H25GE against the category

That's 83.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,504 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 $61/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Samsung RF70H25HE ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung RF70H25GE. Samsung RF32CG5N10 ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing Samsung's own models

Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 84 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.

Samsung RF70H25GE over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $133/year, the Samsung RF70H25GE adds up to about $1,733 in electricity over that span.

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 RF70H25GE or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

$133/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung RF70H25GE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

At rank 4,504 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.