What the KitchenAid KBFS25EC* costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KBFS25EC* at 615 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $116 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 59.3% above it, ranking 4,144 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 $43/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 KBFS25EC*: GE GSE23GYP**** ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KRFF136SP*** ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr).
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
Ranked 62 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA** ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS** ($151/yr, its priciest).
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 KBFS25EC* that long and it costs about $1,503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $116/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 KBFS25EC* or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $116/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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 615 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.