Running cost for the KitchenAid KBSD742S****
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KBSD742S**** 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.
Where this ranks
That's 95.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,615 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 $69/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 KitchenAid KBSD702M**** ($142/yr, 753 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LF31S6360* ($142/yr, 755 kWh/yr).
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 94 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 KBSD742S**** that long and it costs about $1,840 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $142/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the KitchenAid KBSD742S**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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 753 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.