Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W at 461 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W against the category
That's 19.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,289 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 $14/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3-SS ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W. Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-B ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 64 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 17764 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the 46-75625 at $140/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W costs roughly $1,127 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W 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 $87/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-W already costs $87/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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 461 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.