KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR at 589 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR against the category
That's 52.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,024 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $38/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Smeg FD3620UWI ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR. ILVE URFD36SIWPRY ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing KOOLMORE's own models
KOOLMORE makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 25 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KM-OKS-OFRC-44SS at $50/yr, and its priciest, the KM-RER36-SWPR at $111/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR that long and it costs about $1,440 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $111/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$111/year to run is the predictable cost of the KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 589 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,024 of 4,704, the KOOLMORE KM-RER36-FDPR 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.