Running cost for the KitchenAid KRFF302E****
The KitchenAid KRFF302E**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 585 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $110 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 51.6% above it, ranking 3,956 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 $37/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 KRFF302E****: Hisense RF22B3FSEI ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KRFF333SP*** ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr).
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
Ranked 48 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA** ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS** ($151/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $110/year, the KitchenAid KRFF302E**** adds up to about $1,430 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $110/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$110/year to run is the predictable cost of the KitchenAid KRFF302E****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 585 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.