Running cost for the BLACK DECKER BR2400JB
ENERGY STAR certifies the BLACK DECKER BR2400JB at 422 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $79 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BLACK DECKER BR2400JB against the category
That's 9.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,009 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BLACK DECKER BR2400JS ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BLACK DECKER BR2400JB. Avanti AVFF24DLJM#** ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
BLACK DECKER makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BCRK17B at $38/yr, and its priciest, the BR2400JIMW at $95/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BLACK DECKER BR2400JB that long and it costs about $1,031 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The BLACK DECKER BR2400JB 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 $79/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The BLACK DECKER BR2400JB already costs $79/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 422 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,009 of 4,704, the BLACK DECKER BR2400JB 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.