What the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMB costs to run
The BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 473 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $89 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 22.5% above it, ranking 3,426 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $16/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMB: Blomberg BRFB1900FBI ($89/yr, 472 kWh/yr), then BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS ($89/yr, 473 kWh/yr).
Within the BLACK DECKER lineup
Ranked 16 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMB costs roughly $1,156 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMB runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $89/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,426 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. The 473 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.