Kenmore 897.7551#32# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Kenmore 897.7551#32#: running cost
At 539 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 897.7551#32#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $101 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,639 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $29/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM36SS ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Kenmore 897.75515320 ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr).
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 76 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 17764 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the 46-75625 at $140/yr.
Kenmore 897.7551#32# over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Kenmore 897.7551#32# that long and it costs about $1,317 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Kenmore 897.7551#32# 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 $101/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $101/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,639 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.