Bosch B36CD30EN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Bosch B36CD30EN: running cost
The Bosch B36CD30EN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 654 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $123 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 69.4% above it, ranking 4,299 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 $50/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 Bosch B36CD30EN: Bosch B36CD10EN ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr), then Bosch B36CD52SN ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 26 of Bosch's 38 certified refrigerators, this sits between the B30IR905SP ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the B36FD52SN ($132/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bosch B36CD30EN costs roughly $1,598 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $123/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 B36CD30EN or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Bosch B36CD30EN already costs $123/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 4,299 of 4,704, the Bosch B36CD30EN 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 654 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.