BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMS: running cost
The BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 523 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $98 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 BRF1600GIMS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 35.5% above it, ranking 3,583 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMS on that list: BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMB ($98/yr, 523 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMW ($98/yr, 523 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 18 of BLACK+DECKER's 22 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BUC1100XB ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BRF1800GIMW ($102/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $98/year, the BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMS adds up to about $1,278 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMS 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 $98/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMS already costs $98/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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 523 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.