What the Kenmore 7563# costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore 7563# at 542 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $102 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 7563# against the category
That's 40.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,696 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 $29/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FRFG1723A* ($102/yr, 543 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 7563#. Bertazzoni REF31BMFIXNV ($102/yr, 542 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 79 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 17764 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the 46-75625 at $140/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $102/year, the Kenmore 7563# adds up to about $1,325 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Kenmore 7563# 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 $102/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $102/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 542 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,696 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.