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.