KitchenAid KBSD702M Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KBSD702M
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KBSD702M at 753 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $142 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KBSD702M against the category
That's 95.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,614 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 KBSD742S ($142/yr, 753 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KBSD702M. Jenn Air JBSSNE42PL ($142/yr, 753 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 93 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.
KitchenAid KBSD702M over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $142/year, the KitchenAid KBSD702M adds up to about $1,840 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The KitchenAid KBSD702M 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 $142/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $142/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 753 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,614 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KBSD702M 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.