Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW181 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW181 costs to run
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW181 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 160 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $30 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 58.5% less, ranking 166 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 $42/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 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW181: AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH ($30/yr, 160 kWh/yr), then SKS SKSCW181 ($30/yr, 160 kWh/yr).
Comparing Signature Kitchen Suite's own models
Ranked 2 of Signature Kitchen Suite's 12 certified refrigerators, this sits between the SKSUW2401 ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SKSSB4202 ($143/yr, its priciest).
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW181 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW181 costs roughly $391 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $30/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
At $30/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 160 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.