Bertazzoni REF35FDBZPN2V: running cost
The Bertazzoni REF35FDBZPN2V is certified by ENERGY STAR at 552 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $104 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 43% above it, ranking 3,768 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 $31/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 REF35FDBZPN2V: ZLINE, HALLMAN, SAVALO RBIV-30 ($104/yr, 551 kWh/yr), then Elica ER35FRB16IPR ($104/yr, 552 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bertazzoni's own models
Ranked 22 of Bertazzoni's 31 certified refrigerators, this sits between the REF24RCBPNV ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the REF36FDFZXNT ($124/yr, its priciest).
Bertazzoni REF35FDBZPN2V over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Bertazzoni REF35FDBZPN2V that long and it costs about $1,349 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $104/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$104/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bertazzoni REF35FDBZPN2V; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.