Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDE
The Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 752 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $141 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 94.8% above it, ranking 4,607 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 JS42PPDUDE: Sub-Zero CL4850S/S/ ($140/yr, 746 kWh/yr), then Jenn-Air JS42SSDUDE ($141/yr, 752 kWh/yr).
Within the Jenn-Air lineup
Ranked 12 of Jenn-Air's 15 certified refrigerators, this sits between the JUDFP242H1 ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the JS48SSDUDE ($151/yr, its priciest).
Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $141/year, the Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDE adds up to about $1,838 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $141/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 Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 752 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.