KUCHT KR900X Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the KUCHT KR900X costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the KUCHT KR900X at 782 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $147 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 102.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,666 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $74/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Criterion CFDR286M4 ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MDRF1100FGF04PRG ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among KUCHT's 8 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $92/year over the KR240TR, the brand's cheapest.
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 KUCHT KR900X that long and it costs about $1,911 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $147/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the KUCHT KR900X ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 4,666 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 782 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.