KitchenAid KRFC136R Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KRFC136R
At 563 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KRFC136R's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 45.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,836 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 $33/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 Jenn-Air JFC2089BE ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KRFC136SP ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr).
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 37 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KitchenAid KRFC136R costs roughly $1,376 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The KitchenAid KRFC136R 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 $106/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KRFC136R already costs $106/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 3,836 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 563 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.