Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1: running cost
The Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 248 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1 against the category
That's 35.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,098 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Absocold ARD204AB21R/L ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1. West Bend WBAR16F3S ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Silhouette Professional lineup
Among Silhouette Professional's 3 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $2/year over the DAR055D1BSSPRO, the brand's cheapest.
Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1 costs roughly $606 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1 is already efficient for its category at $47/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
At $47/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 248 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.