KitchenAid KRBR102ESS**: running cost
The KitchenAid KRBR102ESS** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 584 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $110 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KRBR102ESS** against the category
That's 51.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,933 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 $37/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KitchenAid KRBR133SP*** ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KRBR102ESS**. KitchenAid KRBL133SP*** ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 45 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA** at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS** at $151/yr.
KitchenAid KRBR102ESS** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $110/year, the KitchenAid KRBR102ESS** adds up to about $1,427 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $110/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$110/year to run is the predictable cost of the KitchenAid KRBR102ESS**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,933 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRBR102ESS** 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.