Running cost for the BLAZE BLZ-SSRF-DBDR5.1
At 278 kWh/yr, the BLAZE BLZ-SSRF-DBDR5.1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $52 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 28% less, ranking 1,563 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 $20/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 BLAZE BLZ-SSRF-DBDR5.1: UNIQUE UGP-275L R AC ($52/yr, 277 kWh/yr), then FINLUX 130 TTR1143WH ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr).
Comparing BLAZE's own models
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators BLAZE makes, the BLZ-SSRF-DBDR5.1 costs the most to run, $4/year more than BLAZE's cheapest, the BLZ-SSRF-15.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $52/year, the BLAZE BLZ-SSRF-DBDR5.1 adds up to about $679 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The BLAZE BLZ-SSRF-DBDR5.1 already costs $52/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
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 278 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.