Kenmore 896.7134##62## Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Kenmore 896.7134##62## costs to run
The Kenmore 896.7134##62## is certified by ENERGY STAR at 450 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $85 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 16.6% above it, ranking 3,187 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 $12/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 896.7134##62##: Hisense RT18N3E ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr), then Mora RT180N3AEM ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 60 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore 896.7134##62## costs roughly $1,100 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Kenmore 896.7134##62## 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 $85/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Kenmore 896.7134##62## already costs $85/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
Ranked 3,187 of 4,704, the Kenmore 896.7134##62## 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 450 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.