Beko BFFD3614ZSS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Beko BFFD3614ZSS at 566 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $106 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 Beko BFFD3614ZSS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 46.6% above it, ranking 3,845 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $34/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Beko BFFD3614ZSS on that list: Frigidaire GRFN2023A* ($106/yr, 565 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Beko BFFD3614ZSS2 ($106/yr, 566 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Beko lineup
Ranked 32 of Beko's 36 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BFBF2414SS ($54/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BFSB3612XSS ($112/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Beko BFFD3614ZSS that long and it costs about $1,383 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $106/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Beko BFFD3614ZSS 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. Ranked 3,845 of 4,704, the Beko BFFD3614ZSS 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.