Kitchen Aid KBBX104 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Kitchen Aid KBBX104 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kitchen Aid KBBX104 at 394 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $74 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 Kitchen Aid KBBX104 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.1% above it, ranking 2,876 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Kitchen Aid KBBX104 on that list: Jenn-Air JBBFX24NHX ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea HD-774 ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Kitchen Aid lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Kitchen Aid makes, the KBBX104 is the cheapest to run, $59/year less than Kitchen Aid's priciest, the KRFF577K0.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kitchen Aid KBBX104 costs roughly $963 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Kitchen Aid KBBX104; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 394 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,876 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.