Bertazzoni REF31BMFXNV: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bertazzoni REF31BMFXNV at 458 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bertazzoni REF31BMFXNV against the category
That's 18.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,264 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 $14/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Frigidaire FRFG1813A* ($86/yr, 458 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bertazzoni REF31BMFXNV. AVIVA ARBM177SE ($86/yr, 458 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Bertazzoni's own models
Bertazzoni makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the REF24RCBPNV at $55/yr, and its priciest, the REF36FDFZXNT at $124/yr.
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 REF31BMFXNV that long and it costs about $1,119 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $86/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 REF31BMFXNV or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Bertazzoni REF31BMFXNV already costs $86/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,264 of 4,704, the Bertazzoni REF31BMFXNV 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.