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Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$124/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 658 kWh/yr, the Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.34per day
$10.31per month
658kWh per year, certified
$1,608over a 13-yr lifespan

The $124 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT against the category

That's 70.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,318 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 $51/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

GRANDEUR UFDMH226AS ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT. Samsung RS28CB7600** ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Bertazzoni lineup

Among Bertazzoni's 31 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $68/year over the REF24RCBPNV, the brand's cheapest.

Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT 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 REF36FDFZXNT that long and it costs about $1,608 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

Running above the category average, $124/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.

Protecting what you have

The Bertazzoni REF36FDFZXNT already costs $124/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

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. The 658 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.