KitchenAid KBBR206EPA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KitchenAid KBBR206EPA costs to run
At 599 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KBBR206EPA'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.
How the KitchenAid KBBR206EPA compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 55.2% above it, ranking 4,077 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $40/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the KitchenAid KBBR206EPA on that list: KitchenAid KBBL306ESS ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while KitchenAid KBBR206ESS ($113/yr, 599 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 55 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS ($151/yr, its priciest).
KitchenAid KBBR206EPA over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KBBR206EPA 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The KitchenAid KBBR206EPA 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.
How this was checked
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.