SKS SKSUW2401 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
SKS SKSUW2401: running cost
The SKS 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.
That $19 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 SKSUW2401 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 74.1% less, ranking 26 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $54/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the SKS SKSUW2401 on that list: Signature Kitchen Suite SKSUW2401 ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Smeg SBIWU320XE ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the SKS lineup
Of the 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators SKS makes, the SKSUW2401 is the cheapest to run, $124/year less than SKS's priciest, the SKSSB4202.
SKS SKSUW2401 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $19/year, the SKS SKSUW2401 adds up to about $244 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $19/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the SKS SKSUW2401 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.