KitchenAid KRFC736S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KRFC736S
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KRFC736S at 677 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $127 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 75.4% above it, ranking 4,389 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $55/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the KitchenAid KRFC736S: Jenn Air JFFCCE72S ($127/yr, 677 kWh/yr), then LG LF20C6330 ($127/yr, 678 kWh/yr).
Within the KitchenAid lineup
Ranked 78 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 KRFC736S over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KitchenAid KRFC736S costs roughly $1,655 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The KitchenAid KRFC736S 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 $127/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the KitchenAid KRFC736S is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
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. The 677 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.