Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24R4C-- Running Cost…
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24R4C--: running cost
At 276 kWh/yr, the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24R4C--'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 HK24R4C-- against the category
That's 28.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,551 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 HK24T4C-- ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24R4C--. Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24B4C-- ($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 12 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24R4C-- that long and it costs about $675 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24R4C-- 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $52/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 276 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.