KitchenAid KRBL130SP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KitchenAid KRBL130SP costs to run
At 469 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KRBL130SP's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KRBL130SP against the category
That's 21.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,401 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 $16/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KitchenAid KRBR109ESS ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KRBL130SP. KitchenAid KRBL109ESS ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.
KitchenAid KRBL130SP over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KRBL130SP that long and it costs about $1,146 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $88/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 KRBL130SP or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KRBL130SP already costs $88/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.