Running cost for the KitchenAid KBBL306ESS**
At 599 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KBBL306ESS**'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 4,076 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 KBBL306ESS**: KitchenAid KBBL306EPA** ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KBBR206EPA** ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr).
Within the KitchenAid lineup
Ranked 54 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 KBBL306ESS** costs roughly $1,464 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $113/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $113/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 599 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.