Model
Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A
Rank #368 means 367 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 51st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 51% of those models.
What does the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A cost to run per year?
Among the 1,000 refrigerator models we track, the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #368, at roughly $55 a year. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $62/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 51% of refrigerator models we track, right in the class's middle band. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 10.1 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Magic Chef MCDR1000WF at $55/yr runs a little cheaper and the Summit FF1089** at $55/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A's $55/yr adds up to roughly $660 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Danby DFF101B2WDB.
By the numbers
The Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $55/yr, here is what the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A costs about $550. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $620 over the same ten years.
How the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $55/yr, it runs about $9 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $47 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $62/yr, the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10.1 cu ft, the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A cheap to run?
Yes. Its $55/yr running cost puts it at rank #368 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A cost per month?
About $4.59 a month, which is the $55 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 297 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $55 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Professional Series PS-RF262-I6A for its size?
51st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 373 | Magic Chef MCDR1000WF10.1 cu ft | $55 |
| 372 | Magic Chef MCDR1000BF10.1 cu ft | $55 |
| 371 | Magic Chef MCAR1000BE10.1 cu ft | $55 |
| 370 | Magic Chef HMDR1000BE10.1 cu ft | $55 |
| 369 | Frestec FR 1002 WHB10 cu ft | $55 |
Source
ES_1092528_PS-RF262-I6A__11212023104622_80189041View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Professional Series and PS-RF262-I6A are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.