KitchenAid KUR314KSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KitchenAid KUR314KSS: running cost
The KitchenAid KUR314KSS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 274 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $52 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 29% less, ranking 1,512 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $21/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the KitchenAid KUR314KSS: KitchenAid KUR314KBS ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KUR324SSB ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr).
Comparing KitchenAid's own models
Ranked 11 of KitchenAid's 100 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KUDR204KPA ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KSSC48QVS ($151/yr, its priciest).
KitchenAid KUR314KSS 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 KUR314KSS that long and it costs about $670 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $52/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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.