What the Kenmore 263.7547962# costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore 263.7547962# at 429 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $81 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 11.1% above it, ranking 3,052 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $8/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Kenmore 263.7547962#: Kenmore 263.7547562# ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr), then PORTER&CHARLES PC28SS ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 55 of Kenmore's 93 certified refrigerators, this sits between the 17764 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 46-75625 ($140/yr, its priciest).
Kenmore 263.7547962# over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $81/year, the Kenmore 263.7547962# adds up to about $1,048 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $81/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Kenmore 263.7547962# or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $81/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,052 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. The 429 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.