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.