Kenmore KMR33MWER Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Kenmore KMR33MWER costs to run
At 218 kWh/yr, the Kenmore KMR33MWER's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore KMR33MWER against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 653 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Premium Levella PRF32405 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore KMR33MWER. Kenmore KMR33MRDR ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Kenmore makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 17764 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the 46-75625 at $140/yr.
Kenmore KMR33MWER over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore KMR33MWER costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Kenmore KMR33MWER is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Kenmore KMR33MWER ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.