Blomberg BRFB1046SS: running cost
The Blomberg BRFB1046SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 360 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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 6.7% less, ranking 2,487 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 $5/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 Blomberg BRFB1046SS: Beko BFBF2414WHIM ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr), then Conservator GRHS1762T* ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr).
Within the Blomberg lineup
Ranked 8 of Blomberg's 21 certified refrigerators, this sits between the BRFB1045SS ($54/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BRFD2230XSS2 ($106/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the Blomberg BRFB1046SS adds up to about $880 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/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
Whether or not the Blomberg BRFB1046SS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 2,487 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.