What the KitchenAid KBSD748S**** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KBSD748S**** at 804 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $151 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KBSD748S**** against the category
That's 108.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,698 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 $79/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Jenn-Air JS48PPDUDE** ($151/yr, 805 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KBSD748S****. KitchenAid KBSD708M**** ($151/yr, 804 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the KitchenAid lineup
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 96 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA** at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS** at $151/yr.
KitchenAid KBSD748S**** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $151/year, the KitchenAid KBSD748S**** adds up to about $1,965 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The KitchenAid KBSD748S**** 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 $151/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the KitchenAid KBSD748S**** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.