Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D: running cost
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D is certified by ENERGY STAR at 699 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $131 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D against the category
That's 81.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,472 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $59/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
SKS SKSFD3623*D ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D. LG LY24Z6231* ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Signature Kitchen Suite's own models
Signature Kitchen Suite makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SKSUW2401* at $19/yr, and its priciest, the SKSSB4202* at $143/yr.
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D that long and it costs about $1,708 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $131/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3623*D already costs $131/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 699 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.