Running cost for the SKS SKSCW241**
The SKS SKSCW241** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 175 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $33 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the SKS SKSCW241** compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 54.7% less, ranking 184 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $40/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the SKS SKSCW241** on that list: Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW241** ($33/yr, 175 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Fhiaba S240FW3U ($33/yr, 177 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of SKS's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the SKSUW2401* ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SKSSB4202* ($143/yr, its priciest).
SKS SKSCW241** over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the SKS SKSCW241** that long and it costs about $428 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $33/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$33/year to run is the predictable cost of the SKS SKSCW241**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 184 of 4,704, the SKS SKSCW241** 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. The 175 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.