Running cost for the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402*
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 275 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402* against the category
That's 28.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,536 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 $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Silhouette SPRBC052D3SS ($52/yr, 275 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402*. Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCR3001* ($52/yr, 275 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Signature Kitchen Suite lineup
Signature Kitchen Suite makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 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 SKSUD2402* over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402* costs roughly $672 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402* is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 275 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,536 of 4,704, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402* 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.