What the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XW costs to run
The BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 288 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 1,631 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 BUC1700XW: BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XS ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr), then Criterion CUF17P1W ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr).
Within the BLACK+DECKER lineup
Ranked 9 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 BUC1700XW over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $54/year, the BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XW 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XW already costs $54/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 288 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.