Bosch B33CM10SNS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Bosch B33CM10SNS
At 537 kWh/yr, the Bosch B33CM10SNS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $101 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,627 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 $28/year over 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 Haier QHE16HYP ($101/yr, 536 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Forno FFFFD1786-31BLK ($101/yr, 537 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bosch's own models
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the B30IR905SP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the B36FD52SN at $132/yr.
Bosch B33CM10SNS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Bosch B33CM10SNS that long and it costs about $1,312 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Bosch B33CM10SNS 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 $101/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$101/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bosch B33CM10SNS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,627 of 4,704, the Bosch B33CM10SNS 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.