Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C at 249 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $47 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 35.5% less, ranking 1,115 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 $26/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 KMR11MS2EA16C: Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15T1-5- ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr), then Marvel MPBV424-IG31A ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 22 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).
Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $47/year, the Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C adds up to about $609 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C already costs $47/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. Ranked 1,115 of 4,704, the Kenmore KMR11MS2EA16C sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.