KitchenAid KUR114KPA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KitchenAid KUR114KPA
At 274 kWh/yr, the KitchenAid KUR114KPA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KitchenAid KUR114KPA against the category
That's 29% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,506 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 KUR114KSB ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KitchenAid KUR114KPA. Frigidaire FFUE1536AW ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
KitchenAid makes 100 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 of 100 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KUDR204KPA at $51/yr, and its priciest, the KSSC48QVS at $151/yr.
KitchenAid KUR114KPA over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KitchenAid KUR114KPA that long and it costs about $670 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The KitchenAid KUR114KPA 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
$52/year to run is the predictable cost of the KitchenAid KUR114KPA; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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.