Running cost for the BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMB
The BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 506 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $95 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 31.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,524 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $23/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is LG LRDNS2200* ($95/yr, 505 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMS ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr).
Within the BLACK DECKER lineup
BLACK DECKER makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 19 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 BR2400JIMB 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 BR2400JIMB that long and it costs about $1,237 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $95/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMB or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$95/year to run is the predictable cost of the BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 506 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.