KitchenAid KBB336S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KitchenAid KBB336S: running cost
At 599 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KBB336S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 55.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,072 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $40/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Jenn-Air JB36NXFXRE ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KBBL206EPA ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 50 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KBB336S that long and it costs about $1,464 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $113/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the KitchenAid KBB336S or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the KitchenAid KBB336S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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. The 599 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.