Bevoi BVIREF18*: running cost
The Bevoi BVIREF18* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 362 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bevoi BVIREF18* against the category
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,522 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bevoi BVIREF18W ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bevoi BVIREF18*. Whirlpool WRTX6418TZ ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Bevoi makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BVIREF7***** at $65/yr, and its priciest, the BVIREF18W at $84/yr.
Bevoi BVIREF18* over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the Bevoi BVIREF18* adds up to about $885 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Bevoi BVIREF18* is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Bevoi BVIREF18* already costs $68/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. 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.