Running cost for the Beko & Blomberg K60340N
At 294 kWh/yr, the Beko & Blomberg K60340N's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $55 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Beko & Blomberg K60340N against the category
That's 23.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,662 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
Blomberg BRFB1044SS ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Beko & Blomberg K60340N. Beko BFBF2412SS ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Beko & Blomberg lineup
The Beko & Blomberg K60340N is the only refrigerator from Beko & Blomberg that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
Beko & Blomberg K60340N over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Beko & Blomberg K60340N costs roughly $719 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Beko & Blomberg K60340N 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Beko & Blomberg K60340N 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 294 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,662 of 4,704, the Beko & Blomberg K60340N 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.