What the BLACK DECKER BCRK32B costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the BLACK DECKER BCRK32B at 219 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $41 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the BLACK DECKER BCRK32B compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.3% less, ranking 691 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BLACK DECKER BCRK32B on that list: Black & Decker BUFK12W ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Commercial Cool CCUK12W ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of BLACK DECKER's 21 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BCRK17B ($38/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BR2400JIMW ($95/yr, its priciest).
BLACK DECKER BCRK32B over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BLACK DECKER BCRK32B costs roughly $535 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the BLACK DECKER BCRK32B ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 691 of 4,704, the BLACK DECKER BCRK32B 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 219 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.