KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15: running cost
The KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 420 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $79 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15 against the category
That's 8.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,002 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-RESBDW-15 ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15. KOOLMORE KM-RESBDB-15 ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
KOOLMORE makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $79/year, the KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15 adds up to about $1,026 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15 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 $79/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The KOOLMORE KM-RESBDSS-15 already costs $79/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,002 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.