KitchenAid KRFF136SP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KitchenAid KRFF136SP costs to run
At 615 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KRFF136SP's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $116 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KRFF136SP against the category
That's 59.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,145 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 $43/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KitchenAid KRFF305E ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KRFF136SP. KitchenAid KBFS25EC ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 63 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 KRFF136SP that long and it costs about $1,503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $116/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the KitchenAid KRFF136SP or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $116/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,145 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRFF136SP 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 615 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.