KitchenAid KRQC836S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KRQC836S
At 645 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KRQC836S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $121 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 67.1% above it, ranking 4,261 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 $49/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 KRQC836S: KitchenAid KRQC736R ($121/yr, 645 kWh/yr), then LG LRSOC2306 ($121/yr, 645 kWh/yr).
Within the KitchenAid lineup
Ranked 75 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS ($151/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KitchenAid KRQC836S costs roughly $1,576 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $121/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The KitchenAid KRQC836S already costs $121/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,261 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRQC836S 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.