What the BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAS at 312 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $59 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 BDA12GLAS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 19.2% less, ranking 1,854 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $14/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAS on that list: BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAB ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAW ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 14 of BLACK+DECKER's 22 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BUC1100XB ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BRF1800GIMW ($102/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAS costs roughly $763 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/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 BDA12GLAS 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,854 of 4,704, the BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAS 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.