BLACK DECKER BR2010JB: running cost
The BLACK DECKER BR2010JB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 389 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $73 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 BR2010JB compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 0.8% above it, ranking 2,818 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BLACK DECKER BR2010JB on that list: Gaggenau RB282705 ($73/yr, 388 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BLACK DECKER BR2010JS ($73/yr, 389 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing BLACK DECKER's own models
Ranked 9 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BLACK DECKER BR2010JB that long and it costs about $951 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/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
$73/year to run is the predictable cost of the BLACK DECKER BR2010JB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. At rank 2,818 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.