Running cost for the KOOLMORE KM-PRTM-22
ENERGY STAR certifies the KOOLMORE KM-PRTM-22 at 464 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $87 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.2% above it, ranking 3,312 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 $15/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 KOOLMORE KM-PRTM-22: ILVE URBM22SIWPRY ($87/yr, 464 kWh/yr), then VITARA VBBM0840EWEI ($87/yr, 464 kWh/yr).
Within the KOOLMORE lineup
Ranked 18 of KOOLMORE's 26 certified refrigerators, this sits between the KM-OKS-OFRC-44SS ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KM-RER36-SWPR ($111/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the KOOLMORE KM-PRTM-22 costs roughly $1,134 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $87/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $87/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 464 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,312 of 4,704, the KOOLMORE KM-PRTM-22 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.