KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-W costs to run
The KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 390 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $73 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1% above it, ranking 2,836 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 $1/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-20-W: KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-SS ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr), then Midea MRT21D3 ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr).
Comparing KOOLMORE's own models
Ranked 11 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-20-W over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-W that long and it costs about $953 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/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
The KOOLMORE KM-TMR-20-W already costs $73/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,836 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. The 390 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.