What the Samsung RS27T5561** costs to run
At 691 kWh/yr, the Samsung RS27T5561**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $130 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 79% above it, ranking 4,434 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 $57/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 RS27T5561**: Samsung RF70H30KE* ($130/yr, 689 kWh/yr), then Criterion 453-8127 ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 70 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 RS27T5561** that long and it costs about $1,689 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $130/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RS27T5561** already costs $130/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,434 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.