Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5 costs to run
At 435 kWh/yr, the Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 12.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,077 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 $9/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 Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5-SS ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Liebherr CB7790IM ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Within the Kenmore lineup
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 57 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5 that long and it costs about $1,063 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $82/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
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 435 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.