KitchenAid KBSD708M****: running cost
At 804 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KBSD708M****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $151 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 108.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,697 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 $79/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 Jenn Air JBSSNE48PL** ($151/yr, 804 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KBSD748S**** ($151/yr, 804 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 95 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA** at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS** at $151/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KBSD708M**** that long and it costs about $1,965 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $151/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 KBSD708M**** or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KBSD708M**** already costs $151/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
Ranked 4,697 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KBSD708M**** 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 804 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.