What the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS at 288 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $54 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 25.4% less, ranking 1,630 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 $18/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 BUC1700XS: BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr), then BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XW ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr).
Comparing BLACK+DECKER's own models
Ranked 8 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 $54/year, the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS adds up to about $704 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $54/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $54/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,630 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.