KOOLMORE KM-RESBDB-15 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the KOOLMORE KM-RESBDB-15
At 420 kWh/yr, the KOOLMORE KM-RESBDB-15's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $79 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KOOLMORE KM-RESBDB-15 against the category
That's 8.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,001 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 $6/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15 ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KOOLMORE KM-RESBDB-15. Ikea IRT134FD0 ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
KOOLMORE makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KOOLMORE KM-RESBDB-15 that long and it costs about $1,026 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $79/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $79/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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.