KOOLMORE KM-TMR-18-SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
KOOLMORE KM-TMR-18-SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-18-SS at 369 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $69 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 4.4% less, ranking 2,695 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 $3/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-18-SS: Insignia NS-RTM18WH2 ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr), then KOOLMORE KM-TMR-18-W ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr).
Within the KOOLMORE lineup
Ranked 8 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).
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-TMR-18-SS that long and it costs about $902 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-18-SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 369 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,695 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.