Samsung RF70H25HE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RF70H25HE
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung RF70H25HE 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 4,505 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 RF70H25HE: Samsung RF70H25GE ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF80H25CE ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 85 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF70H25HE costs roughly $1,733 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung RF70H25HE 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RF70H25HE already costs $133/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
At rank 4,505 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.