Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- Running Cost…
What the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- costs to run
At 249 kWh/yr, the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5-'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- against the category
That's 35.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,114 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5-. Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15R1-5- ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UKS15W1-5- at $19/yr, and its priciest, the HK24T4C-- at $52/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- costs roughly $609 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- is already efficient for its category at $47/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
A refrigerator like the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- 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. Ranked 1,114 of 4,704, the Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- 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.