What the KitchenAid KUR*324SSB** costs to run
The KitchenAid KUR*324SSB** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 274 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KUR*324SSB** against the category
That's 29% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,513 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 $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KitchenAid KUR*524SPS** ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KUR*324SSB**. KitchenAid KUR*314KSS** ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA** at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS** at $151/yr.
KitchenAid KUR*324SSB** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KitchenAid KUR*324SSB** costs roughly $670 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The KitchenAid KUR*324SSB** 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The KitchenAid KUR*324SSB** 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.
Sourcing
At rank 1,513 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 274 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.