KitchenAid KBSD612ESS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KitchenAid KBSD612ESS costs to run
The KitchenAid KBSD612ESS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 752 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $141 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KBSD612ESS against the category
That's 94.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,610 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $69/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KitchenAid KSSC42QVS ($141/yr, 752 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KBSD612ESS. KitchenAid KBSD602ESS ($141/yr, 752 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 91 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KitchenAid KBSD612ESS costs roughly $1,838 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $141/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.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the KitchenAid KBSD612ESS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,610 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KBSD612ESS sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 752 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.