KitchenAid KRSF705 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KitchenAid KRSF705: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KRSF705 at 640 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $120 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KRSF705 against the category
That's 65.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,245 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 $48/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LF24C8200 ($120/yr, 640 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KRSF705. Ikea IRS335SDH0 ($120/yr, 640 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 72 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KRSF705 that long and it costs about $1,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $120/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the KitchenAid KRSF705 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KRSF705 already costs $120/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,245 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.