What the Jenn Air JBSSNE42PL** costs to run
At 753 kWh/yr, the Jenn Air JBSSNE42PL**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $142 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 95.1% above it, ranking 4,613 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 $69/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 Jenn Air JBSSNE42PL**: Jenn Air JBSS42E22*** ($142/yr, 753 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KBSD702M**** ($142/yr, 753 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 of Jenn Air's 9 certified refrigerators, this sits between the JUGF*242H*** ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the JBSSNE48PL** ($151/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 Jenn Air JBSSNE42PL** that long and it costs about $1,840 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $142/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$142/year to run is the predictable cost of the Jenn Air JBSSNE42PL**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 4,613 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 753 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.