Samsung RT16A6195 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RT16A6195
At 429 kWh/yr, the Samsung RT16A6195's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $81 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung RT16A6195 against the category
That's 11.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,054 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 $8/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FFBF151W ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung RT16A6195. PORTER&CHARLES PC28SS ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
Samsung RT16A6195 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung RT16A6195 costs roughly $1,048 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung RT16A6195 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $81/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Samsung RT16A6195 already costs $81/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 429 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,054 of 4,704, the Samsung RT16A6195 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.