Kenmore 896.61362420 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Kenmore 896.61362420: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore 896.61362420 at 425 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $80 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 896.61362420 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 10.1% above it, ranking 3,034 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Kenmore 896.61362420 on that list: Kenmore 896.6136##62## ($80/yr, 425 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG LBNC15231 ($80/yr, 425 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Ranked 52 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Kenmore 896.61362420 that long and it costs about $1,039 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $80/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Kenmore 896.61362420 already costs $80/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
Ranked 3,034 of 4,704, the Kenmore 896.61362420 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 425 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.