Samsung RT16A6195 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RT16A6195
At 345 kWh/yr, the Samsung RT16A6195's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $65 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 2,367 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 $8/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 RT16A6195: Samsung RT16A6105 ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), then UNIQUE UNQ-FR7CT B AC ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 5 of Samsung's 101 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT18DG6300 ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF32CG5B30 ($148/yr, its priciest).
Samsung RT16A6195 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Samsung RT16A6195 adds up to about $843 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RT16A6195 already costs $65/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 2,367 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.