Blomberg BRFB1052FFBI2: running cost
The Blomberg BRFB1052FFBI2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 400 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $75 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.6% above it, ranking 2,956 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 $3/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 BRFB1052FFBI2: Beko BBBF2410IM2 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), then Galanz BCD-335WEJ-A-62H ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Within the Blomberg lineup
Ranked 9 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 BRFB1052FFBI2 that long and it costs about $978 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/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
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Blomberg BRFB1052FFBI2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 2,956 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.