Samsung RF90F29EE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RF90F29EE costs to run
At 663 kWh/yr, the Samsung RF90F29EE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $125 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 71.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,344 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $52/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Samsung RF90F29AE ($125/yr, 663 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Cafe CYE22TPM ($125/yr, 665 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 63 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
Samsung RF90F29EE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RF90F29EE costs roughly $1,620 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $125/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 RF90F29EE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung RF90F29EE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 4,344 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 663 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.