Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C-- Running Cost…
What the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C-- costs to run
At 276 kWh/yr, the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C--'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C-- against the category
That's 28.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,550 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24R4C-- ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C--. Danby DCR049B1BSLDB ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet's own models
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UKS15W1-5- at $19/yr, and its priciest, the HK24T4C-- at $52/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $52/year, the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C-- adds up to about $675 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C-- is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C-- is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,550 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.