KitchenAid KRQC536S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KRQC536S
The KitchenAid KRQC536S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 569 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 47.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,867 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $34/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is KitchenAid KRQC506M ($107/yr, 569 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KUCHT K369CDF ($107/yr, 569 kWh/yr).
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 41 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KRQC536S that long and it costs about $1,391 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The KitchenAid KRQC536S 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 $107/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the KitchenAid KRQC536S 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.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 569 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.