What the Bosch B30IB900SP costs to run
The Bosch B30IB900SP is certified by ENERGY STAR at 498 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $94 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 Bosch B30IB900SP compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 29% above it, ranking 3,484 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $21/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Bosch B30IB900SP on that list: LG LS23NCP20* ($93/yr, 495 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Gaggenau RB472704 ($94/yr, 498 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Bosch lineup
Ranked 8 of Bosch's 38 certified refrigerators, this sits between the B30IR905SP ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the B36FD52SN* ($132/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 Bosch B30IB900SP that long and it costs about $1,217 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $94/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Bosch B30IB900SP or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Bosch B30IB900SP is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,484 of 4,704, the Bosch B30IB900SP 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 498 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.