What the Bertazzoni REF24BMBIPNV costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bertazzoni REF24BMBIPNV at 464 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $87 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 Bertazzoni REF24BMBIPNV compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.2% above it, ranking 3,307 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $15/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Bertazzoni REF24BMBIPNV on that list: Whirlpool WRTX7419S*** ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Forno FFRBI1704-21 ($87/yr, 464 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 of Bertazzoni's 31 certified refrigerators, this sits between the REF24RCBPNV ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the REF36FDFZXNT ($124/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bertazzoni REF24BMBIPNV costs roughly $1,134 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Bertazzoni REF24BMBIPNV runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $87/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $87/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,307 of 4,704, the Bertazzoni REF24BMBIPNV 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. The 464 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.