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.