Bevoi BVIREF7B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Bevoi BVIREF7B
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bevoi BVIREF7B at 344 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bevoi BVIREF7B against the category
That's 10.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,287 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bevoi BVIREF7SS ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bevoi BVIREF7B. Bevoi BVIREF7 ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Bevoi's own models
Bevoi makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BVIREF7 at $65/yr, and its priciest, the BVIREF18W at $84/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Bevoi BVIREF7B adds up to about $841 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Bevoi BVIREF7B is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Bevoi BVIREF7B ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,287 of 4,704, the Bevoi BVIREF7B 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 344 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.