KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-SS at 333 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $63 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 13.7% less, ranking 2,236 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 $10/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-TMR-14-SS: Insignia NS-RTM14WH5-C ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr), then KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-W ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 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).
KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-SS over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $63/year, the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-SS adds up to about $814 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $63/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
$63/year to run is the predictable cost of the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,236 of 4,704, the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-14-SS 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.