Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202 Running Cost…
Running cost for the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202
ENERGY STAR certifies the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202 at 762 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $143 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202 against the category
That's 97.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,657 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 $71/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
SKS SKSSB4202 ($143/yr, 762 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202. LG SIGNATURE US26WBB92 ($143/yr, 762 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Signature Kitchen Suite's own models
Among Signature Kitchen Suite's 12 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $124/year over the SKSUW2401, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202 costs roughly $1,862 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $143/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$143/year to run is the predictable cost of the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 762 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,657 of 4,704, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSSB4202 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.