KOOLATRON 059586611100 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KOOLATRON 059586611100: running cost
The KOOLATRON 059586611100 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 208 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $39 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 46.1% less, ranking 433 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 $33/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 KOOLATRON 059586611100: Kenmore KMR17MWEE ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), then Liebherr UR500 ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Comparing KOOLATRON's own models
Ranked 2 of KOOLATRON's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KBC-46SS ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KTTMR30X18.1-SSL ($69/yr, its priciest).
KOOLATRON 059586611100 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KOOLATRON 059586611100 costs roughly $508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $39/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 433 of 4,704, the KOOLATRON 059586611100 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.