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KitchenAid KUCT524SSB Running Cost (Refrigerator)

What the KitchenAid KUCT524SSB costs to run

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$83/year, priced at the national-average rate

The KitchenAid KUCT524SSB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 442 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.23per day
$6.92per month
442kWh per year, certified
$1,080over a 13-yr lifespan

The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

KitchenAid KUCT524SSB against the category

That's 14.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,127 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 $11/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

KOOLMORE KM-RER4FDB-20 ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KUCT524SSB. KitchenAid KUCT524SPA ($83/yr, 442 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 18 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.

KitchenAid KUCT524SSB over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $83/year, the KitchenAid KUCT524SSB adds up to about $1,080 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

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

$83/year to run is the predictable cost of the KitchenAid KUCT524SSB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

At rank 3,127 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. The 442 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.