BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB: running cost
At 288 kWh/yr, the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB against the category
That's 25.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,629 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 $18/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB. Vissani VSF16UWEE16 ($54/yr, 286 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing BLACK+DECKER's own models
BLACK+DECKER makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BUC1100XB at $47/yr, and its priciest, the BRF1800GIMW at $102/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB that long and it costs about $704 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB is already efficient for its category at $54/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,629 of 4,704, the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB 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. The 288 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.