Running cost for the Bertazzoni REF30BMBPNB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bertazzoni REF30BMBPNB at 467 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $88 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 21% above it, ranking 3,379 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 $15/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 REF30BMBPNB: Vissani MDBF18SS ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr), then Commercial Cool CCR2000GIMB ($88/yr, 467 kWh/yr).
Within the Bertazzoni lineup
Ranked 9 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 REF30BMBPNB that long and it costs about $1,141 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $88/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 Bertazzoni REF30BMBPNB or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Bertazzoni REF30BMBPNB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 467 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.