Running cost for the Bevoi BVIREF18W
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bevoi BVIREF18W at 362 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bevoi BVIREF18W against the category
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,523 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
Conservator GRMH183** ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bevoi BVIREF18W. Bevoi BVIREF18* ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Bevoi lineup
Bevoi makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BVIREF7***** at $65/yr, and its priciest, the BVIREF18W at $84/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bevoi BVIREF18W costs roughly $885 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Bevoi BVIREF18W 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
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bevoi BVIREF18W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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.