Samsung RT18DG6500 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RT18DG6500
At 446 kWh/yr, the Samsung RT18DG6500's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $84 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 RT18DG6500 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 15.5% above it, ranking 3,156 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung RT18DG6500 on that list: HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18 ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung RT18DG6700 ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 14 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $84/year, the Samsung RT18DG6500 adds up to about $1,090 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $84/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 RT18DG6500 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RT18DG6500 already costs $84/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
Ranked 3,156 of 4,704, the Samsung RT18DG6500 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. The 446 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.