KitchenAid KRFC136SP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KitchenAid KRFC136SP: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KRFC136SP at 563 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $106 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the KitchenAid KRFC136SP compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 45.9% above it, ranking 3,837 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $33/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the KitchenAid KRFC136SP on that list: KitchenAid KRFC136R ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while KitchenAid KRFC300E ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 38 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS ($151/yr, its priciest).
KitchenAid KRFC136SP 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 KRFC136SP that long and it costs about $1,376 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $106/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The KitchenAid KRFC136SP 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.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,837 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRFC136SP 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 563 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.