Kenmore 899.6133#32# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Kenmore 899.6133#32#: running cost
The Kenmore 899.6133#32# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 385 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $72 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.3% less, ranking 2,797 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $0/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Kenmore 899.6133#32#: Kenmore 6133# ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr), then Kenmore KKTMR20.5X33-SS ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 48 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $72/year, the Kenmore 899.6133#32# adds up to about $941 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $72/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Kenmore 899.6133#32# already costs $72/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
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.