Samsung RS27T5201 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RS27T5201 costs to run
At 640 kWh/yr, the Samsung RS27T5201's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $120 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung RS27T5201 against the category
That's 65.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,248 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 $48/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WRS335FDD ($120/yr, 640 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung RS27T5201. Samsung RS22T5201 ($120/yr, 640 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 51 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RS27T5201 that long and it costs about $1,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $120/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 RS27T5201 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$120/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung RS27T5201; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 640 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.