Running cost for the Beko BFBF30116SSIM
At 438 kWh/yr, the Beko BFBF30116SSIM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 13.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,100 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $10/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Beko BFBD30216SSIML ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Beko BFBF30116WHIM ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr).
Comparing Beko's own models
Beko makes 36 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 20 of 36 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BFBF2414SS at $54/yr, and its priciest, the BFSB3612XSS at $112/yr.
Beko BFBF30116SSIM over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Beko BFBF30116SSIM that long and it costs about $1,070 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $82/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Beko BFBF30116SSIM or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $82/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
At rank 3,100 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 438 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.