Samsung RT18M625 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Samsung RT18M625: running cost
The Samsung RT18M625 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 448 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 16.1% above it, ranking 3,172 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 $12/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 RT18M625: Samsung RT18M623 ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr), then VITARA VTFR1802EIE ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 19 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 RT18M625 adds up to about $1,095 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $84/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung RT18M625 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.
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. Ranked 3,172 of 4,704, the Samsung RT18M625 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.