KOOLATRON KBC-88W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KOOLATRON KBC-88W: running cost
The KOOLATRON KBC-88W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 220 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $41 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.
How the KOOLATRON KBC-88W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43% less, ranking 765 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the KOOLATRON KBC-88W on that list: KOOLATRON KBC-88B ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Liebherr URD3753 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the KOOLATRON lineup
Ranked 4 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the KOOLATRON KBC-88W adds up to about $538 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $41/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.