What the Bertazzoni REF24PR costs to run
At 390 kWh/yr, the Bertazzoni REF24PR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $73 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1% above it, ranking 2,824 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Bertazzoni REF24PR: Moffat MBE11DSVSS ($73/yr, 389 kWh/yr), then Criterion CTMR205M** ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bertazzoni's own models
Ranked 5 of Bertazzoni's 31 certified refrigerators, this sits between the REF24RCBPNV ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the REF36FDFZXNT ($124/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 Bertazzoni REF24PR that long and it costs about $953 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Bertazzoni REF24PR is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
At rank 2,824 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 390 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.