What the Blomberg BRFB21612SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Blomberg BRFB21612SS at 355 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $67 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Blomberg BRFB21612SS against the category
That's 8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,450 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fhiaba S360FR3DU ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Blomberg BRFB21612SS. Beko BFBF30216SSL ($67/yr, 355 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Blomberg's own models
Blomberg makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BRFB1045SS at $54/yr, and its priciest, the BRFD2230XSS2 at $106/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $67/year, the Blomberg BRFB21612SS adds up to about $868 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Blomberg BRFB21612SS is already efficient for its category at $67/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Blomberg BRFB21612SS already costs $67/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.