KitchenAid KRBR133SP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KitchenAid KRBR133SP costs to run
The KitchenAid KRBR133SP 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 KRBR133SP against the category
That's 51.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,934 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 KRBX102E ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KRBR133SP. KitchenAid KRBR102ESS ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the KitchenAid lineup
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 46 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KRBR133SP that long and it costs about $1,427 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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
At $110/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,934 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRBR133SP 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 584 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.