KitchenAid KRSF536R Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KitchenAid KRSF536R: running cost
At 684 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KRSF536R's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KRSF536R against the category
That's 77.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,418 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 $56/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Crosley CRFHW256S ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KRSF536R. KitchenAid KRSF336R ($129/yr, 684 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the KitchenAid lineup
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 80 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the KitchenAid KRSF536R adds up to about $1,672 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $129/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.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KRSF536R already costs $129/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,418 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KRSF536R 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 684 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.