BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS: running cost
At 473 kWh/yr, the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $89 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS against the category
That's 22.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,427 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 $16/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMW ($89/yr, 473 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS. BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMB ($89/yr, 473 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
BLACK DECKER makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BCRK17B at $38/yr, and its priciest, the BR2400JIMW at $95/yr.
BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS that long and it costs about $1,156 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $89/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $89/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,427 of 4,704, the BLACK DECKER BR2010JIMS 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.