Kenmore 897.7561#52# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Kenmore 897.7561#52#
The Kenmore 897.7561#52# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 630 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $118 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 897.7561#52# compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 63.2% above it, ranking 4,201 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $46/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Kenmore 897.7561#52# on that list: ICYBER BOOM RHBX9002 ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Professional Series PS-FRF192 ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Ranked 89 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $118/year, the Kenmore 897.7561#52# adds up to about $1,540 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Kenmore 897.7561#52# 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 $118/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Kenmore 897.7561#52# ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.