Blomberg BRFB1044SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Blomberg BRFB1044SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Blomberg BRFB1044SS at 294 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $55 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.
How the Blomberg BRFB1044SS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.8% less, ranking 1,663 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Blomberg BRFB1044SS on that list: Beko & Blomberg K60340N ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Blomberg BRFB1044WH ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Blomberg lineup
Ranked 3 of Blomberg's 21 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BRFB1045SS ($54/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BRFD2230XSS2 ($106/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Blomberg BRFB1044SS that long and it costs about $719 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $55/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 Blomberg BRFB1044SS already costs $55/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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 294 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.