Blomberg BRFB21622SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Blomberg BRFB21622SS costs to run
At 438 kWh/yr, the Blomberg BRFB21622SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $82 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 13.5% above it, ranking 3,104 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 $10/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 BRFB21622SS: Beko BFBF30216SSIML ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach HBF1800 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr).
Within the Blomberg lineup
Ranked 13 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $82/year, the Blomberg BRFB21622SS adds up to about $1,070 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Blomberg BRFB21622SS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $82/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 438 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.