Running cost for the Kenmore 7566#
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore 7566# at 628 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $118 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 62.7% above it, ranking 4,185 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 $45/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 7566#: Hisense BCD-740WPZR/HC ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr), then LG LM23BZH5** ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr).
Within the Kenmore lineup
Ranked 88 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 7566# costs roughly $1,535 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $118/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 7566# or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Kenmore 7566# already costs $118/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
At rank 4,185 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 628 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.