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.