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KitchenAid KUR*124SSB**: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$52/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KUR*124SSB** at 274 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.14per day
$4.29per month
274kWh per year, certified
$670over a 13-yr lifespan

The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 29% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,509 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 $21/year under 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 KitchenAid KUR*124SPA** ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KUR*214KSB** ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr).

Comparing KitchenAid's own models

KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 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

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KitchenAid KUR*124SSB** costs roughly $670 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

The KitchenAid KUR*124SSB** is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The KitchenAid KUR*124SSB** already costs $52/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 274 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,509 of 4,704, the KitchenAid KUR*124SSB** 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.