Running cost for the BLUE STAR FBFD361
The BLUE STAR FBFD361 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 566 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $106 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 BLUE STAR FBFD361 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 46.6% above it, ranking 3,851 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $34/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BLUE STAR FBFD361 on that list: Blomberg BRFD2230XSS2 ($106/yr, 566 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while FULGOR MILANO F6FBM36S2 ($106/yr, 566 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing BLUE STAR's own models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators BLUE STAR makes, the FBFD361 is the cheapest to run, $7/year less than BLUE STAR's priciest, the BBB36*3.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BLUE STAR FBFD361 that long and it costs about $1,383 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The BLUE STAR FBFD361 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 $106/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$106/year to run is the predictable cost of the BLUE STAR FBFD361; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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.