KitchenAid KBFN502EBS**: running cost
The KitchenAid KBFN502EBS** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 633 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 64% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,228 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 $46/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 KBFN402ESS** ($119/yr, 633 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KBFN502EPA** ($119/yr, 633 kWh/yr).
Within the KitchenAid lineup
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 67 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA** at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS** at $151/yr.
KitchenAid KBFN502EBS** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $119/year, the KitchenAid KBFN502EBS** adds up to about $1,547 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The KitchenAid KBFN502EBS** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $119/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KBFN502EBS** already costs $119/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.