KitchenAid KRFF507H0 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KRFF507H0
The KitchenAid KRFF507H0 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 710 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $133 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 83.9% above it, ranking 4,510 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 $61/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 KRFF507H0: Kitchen Aid KRFF577K0 ($133/yr, 710 kWh/yr), then LG LF25H6330 ($133/yr, 710 kWh/yr).
Within the KitchenAid lineup
Ranked 81 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 KRFF507H0 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $133/year, the KitchenAid KRFF507H0 adds up to about $1,735 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The KitchenAid KRFF507H0 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 $133/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the KitchenAid KRFF507H0 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 710 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,510 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRFF507H0 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.