Samsung RT70F18LA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Samsung RT70F18LA
At 446 kWh/yr, the Samsung RT70F18LA'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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 15.5% above it, ranking 3,158 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 $11/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 RT70F18LA: Samsung RT18DG6700 ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr), then Samsung RT70F18LR ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 16 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Samsung RT70F18LA that long and it costs about $1,090 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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 RT70F18LA or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $84/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 446 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,158 of 4,704, the Samsung RT70F18LA 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.