Beko BFBF2412SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Beko BFBF2412SS at 294 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $55 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Beko BFBF2412SS against the category
That's 23.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,661 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 $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Beko & Blomberg K60340N ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Beko BFBF2412SS. Whirlpool WRR56X18F*** ($55/yr, 293 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Beko makes 36 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 36 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BFBF2414SS at $54/yr, and its priciest, the BFSB3612XSS at $112/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Beko BFBF2412SS that long and it costs about $719 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Beko BFBF2412SS is already efficient for its category at $55/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
$55/year to run is the predictable cost of the Beko BFBF2412SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 294 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.