What the BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMS costs to run
The BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 540 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $102 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.9% above it, ranking 3,666 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $29/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMS: BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMB ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr), then BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMW ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr).
Within the BLACK+DECKER lineup
Ranked 21 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).
BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMS 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 BRF1800GIMS that long and it costs about $1,320 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMS 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 $102/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$102/year to run is the predictable cost of the BLACK+DECKER BRF1800GIMS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 540 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,666 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.