Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3
At 461 kWh/yr, the Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3 against the category
That's 19.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,291 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
Marathon MFF208SSFD ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3. Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3-SS ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 66 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 KKFDR36x20.3 that long and it costs about $1,127 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $87/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Kenmore KKFDR36x20.3 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.
Sourcing
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.