KOOLATRON KBC-130SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KOOLATRON KBC-130SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the KOOLATRON KBC-130SS at 226 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 825 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 $30/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 Kenmore 896.99119520 ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
KOOLATRON makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KBC-46SS at $39/yr, and its priciest, the KTTMR30X18.1-SSL at $69/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KOOLATRON KBC-130SS costs roughly $552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The KOOLATRON KBC-130SS is already efficient for its category at $42/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
Whether or not the KOOLATRON KBC-130SS 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
Ranked 825 of 4,704, the KOOLATRON KBC-130SS 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. The 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.