Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 Running Cost…
Running cost for the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 100 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $19 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 against the category
That's 74.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 25 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 $54/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
SKS SKSUW2401 ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401. Miele KWTUS 7172 F ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Signature Kitchen Suite lineup
Signature Kitchen Suite sells 12 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $124/year under the SKSSB4202, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $19/year, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 adds up to about $244 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 is already efficient for its category at $19/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $19/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 25 of 4,704, the Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 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.