Kenmore 897.51805320 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Kenmore 897.51805320
At 560 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 897.51805320's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $105 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 897.51805320 against the category
That's 45.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,810 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Miele KFMC 3632 L ($105/yr, 560 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 897.51805320. Kenmore 897.5180#32# ($105/yr, 560 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 84 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 17764 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the 46-75625 at $140/yr.
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 897.51805320 that long and it costs about $1,369 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Kenmore 897.51805320 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 $105/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Kenmore 897.51805320 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 560 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,810 of 4,704, the Kenmore 897.51805320 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.