Bosch B10CB81NV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Bosch B10CB81NV
At 383 kWh/yr, the Bosch B10CB81NV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,781 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $1/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is VITARA VTFR2102EWE ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Commercial Cool CCR2000GB ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr).
Within the Bosch lineup
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the B30IR905SP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the B36FD52SN at $132/yr.
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 Bosch B10CB81NV that long and it costs about $936 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Bosch B10CB81NV is already efficient for its category at $72/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 Bosch B10CB81NV already costs $72/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 2,781 of 4,704, the Bosch B10CB81NV sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 383 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.