KitchenAid KUCT524SPA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KUCT524SPA
At 442 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KUCT524SPA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 14.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,126 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 $11/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 Jenn-Air JUCFP242H1 ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KUCT524SSB ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 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 KUCT524SPA that long and it costs about $1,080 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $83/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.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the KitchenAid KUCT524SPA ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 3,126 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KUCT524SPA 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 442 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.