KitchenAid KUR*524SPS**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the KitchenAid KUR*524SPS** at 274 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 1,514 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*324SSB** ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Monogram ZIBC24PW**** ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr).
Within the KitchenAid lineup
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 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*524SPS** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $52/year, the KitchenAid KUR*524SPS** adds up to about $670 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The KitchenAid KUR*524SPS** 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
Whether or not the KitchenAid KUR*524SPS** 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 274 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.