Beko BFSB3612XSS: running cost
The Beko BFSB3612XSS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 594 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $112 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Beko BFSB3612XSS against the category
That's 53.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,046 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 $39/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gaggenau RVB497790 ($112/yr, 595 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Beko BFSB3612XSS. Sub-Zero DET3650CI**/* ($111/yr, 593 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among Beko's 36 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $58/year over the BFBF2414SS, the brand's cheapest.
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 BFSB3612XSS that long and it costs about $1,452 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $112/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 BFSB3612XSS or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$112/year to run is the predictable cost of the Beko BFSB3612XSS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,046 of 4,704, the Beko BFSB3612XSS 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.