Kenmore 897.75515320 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Kenmore 897.75515320 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore 897.75515320 at 539 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $101 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 897.75515320 against the category
That's 39.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,640 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 $29/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3HI-SS ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 897.75515320. Kenmore 897.7551#32# ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 77 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 17764 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the 46-75625 at $140/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $101/year, the Kenmore 897.75515320 adds up to about $1,317 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $101/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.
Protecting what you have
The Kenmore 897.75515320 already costs $101/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 539 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,640 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.