Keystone KSTRC312CW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Keystone KSTRC312CW costs to run
At 270 kWh/yr, the Keystone KSTRC312CW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $51 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.
How the Keystone KSTRC312CW compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.1% less, ranking 1,465 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Keystone KSTRC312CW on that list: Keystone KSTRC312CB ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Mainstays MS553614756001 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Keystone lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Keystone makes, the KSTRC312CW costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Keystone's cheapest, the KSTRC312CB.
Keystone KSTRC312CW over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Keystone KSTRC312CW that long and it costs about $660 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $51/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 270 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.