BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMS at 506 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $95 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 BR2400JIMS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 31.1% above it, ranking 3,525 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $23/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMS on that list: BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMB ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMW ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the BLACK DECKER lineup
Ranked 20 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).
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 BR2400JIMS that long and it costs about $1,237 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The BLACK DECKER BR2400JIMS 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 $95/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $95/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 506 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.