Kenmore 897.75525320 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Kenmore 897.75525320: running cost
At 512 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 897.75525320's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $96 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 897.75525320 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 32.6% above it, ranking 3,550 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Kenmore 897.75525320 on that list: Kenmore 897.7552#32# ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while KOOLMORE KM-RERFDSSI-20 ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Ranked 75 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).
Kenmore 897.75525320 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $96/year, the Kenmore 897.75525320 adds up to about $1,251 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $96/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Kenmore 897.75525320 already costs $96/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
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 512 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.