Running cost for the Beko BFBF2414SSIM
The Beko BFBF2414SSIM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 360 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Beko BFBF2414SSIM against the category
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,485 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Beko BFBF2414WHIM ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Beko BFBF2414SSIM. ABL AREF18W ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Beko makes 36 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the Beko BFBF2414SSIM adds up to about $880 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Beko BFBF2414SSIM is already efficient for its category at $68/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
Whether or not the Beko BFBF2414SSIM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 360 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.