Kenmore 405.75625421: running cost
At 743 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 405.75625421's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $140 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 Kenmore 405.75625421 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 92.5% above it, ranking 4,590 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $67/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Kenmore 405.75625421 on that list: Kenmore 405.7562#42# ($140/yr, 743 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Kenmore 46-75625 ($140/yr, 743 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Ranked 92 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore 405.75625421 costs roughly $1,816 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Kenmore 405.75625421 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $140/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Kenmore 405.75625421 already costs $140/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 743 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.