Samsung RS27T5202 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RS27T5202 costs to run
At 546 kWh/yr, the Samsung RS27T5202's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $103 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.
How the Samsung RS27T5202 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 41.5% above it, ranking 3,701 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung RS27T5202 on that list: Hisense RF27A3FE ($103/yr, 546 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Cafe CWE19SPN ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 25 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RS27T5202 that long and it costs about $1,334 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $103/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 RS27T5202 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RS27T5202 already costs $103/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,701 of 4,704, the Samsung RS27T5202 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.