Running cost for the Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXLT
At 550 kWh/yr, the Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXLT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXLT against the category
That's 42.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,736 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 $31/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXRT ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXLT. Bertazzoni REF36BMBIPRT ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Bertazzoni's own models
Bertazzoni makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 19 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the REF24RCBPNV at $55/yr, and its priciest, the REF36FDFZXNT at $124/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXLT costs roughly $1,344 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $103/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 REF36BMBIXLT or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXLT already costs $103/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,736 of 4,704, the Bertazzoni REF36BMBIXLT 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 550 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.