Running cost for the Samsung RT18DG6500**
At 343 kWh/yr, the Samsung RT18DG6500**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $64 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 11.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,279 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $8/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is LG LRDNC1004* ($64/yr, 339 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung RT70F18LR** ($64/yr, 343 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300** at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30** at $148/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $64/year, the Samsung RT18DG6500** adds up to about $838 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung RT18DG6500** is already efficient for its category at $64/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung RT18DG6500** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 2,279 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 343 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.