Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUD2402 Running Cost…
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.