What the KitchenAid KBBL206EPA** costs to run
At 599 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KBBL206EPA**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $113 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 55.2% above it, ranking 4,073 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 $40/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 KitchenAid KBBL206EPA**: KitchenAid KBB*336S**** ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KBBL206ESS** ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 51 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA** ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS** ($151/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KitchenAid KBBL206EPA** costs roughly $1,464 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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 KBBL206EPA** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the KitchenAid KBBL206EPA** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. At rank 4,073 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.