KitchenAid KBBL206ESS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KBBL206ESS
The KitchenAid KBBL206ESS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 599 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 4,074 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 KitchenAid KBBL206EPA ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KBBL306EPA ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 52 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 KBBL206ESS that long and it costs about $1,464 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $113/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KBBL206ESS already costs $113/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.