Samsung RT70F18LR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Samsung RT70F18LR costs to run
The Samsung RT70F18LR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 446 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $84 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,159 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 $11/year over 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 Samsung RT70F18LA ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TRUARCTIC TMRTM1830SS ($84/yr, 446 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 101 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 of 101 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT18DG6300 at $63/yr, and its priciest, the RF32CG5B30 at $148/yr.
Samsung RT70F18LR over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $84/year, the Samsung RT70F18LR adds up to about $1,090 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung RT70F18LR 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 $84/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung RT70F18LR 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 446 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,159 of 4,704, the Samsung RT70F18LR 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.