Running cost for the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-****
The Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 250 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $47 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.
How the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-**** compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.2% less, ranking 1,142 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-**** on that list: DOMETIC EA24F ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Cool MCR75*** ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet lineup
Ranked 8 of Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet's 13 certified refrigerators, this sits between the UKS15W*1-5-**** ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HK24T*4C-**-***** ($52/yr, its priciest).
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-**** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $47/year, the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-**** adds up to about $611 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $47/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,142 of 4,704, the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15A61-5-**** sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.