Running cost for the Kenmore 17764
At 208 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 17764's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 17764 against the category
That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 428 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore 9961*61* ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 17764. Ikea HS-65LN(NA) TILLREDA N ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Kenmore sells 93 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $101/year under the 46-75625, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore 17764 costs roughly $508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Kenmore 17764 is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Kenmore 17764 already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 208 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.