Running cost for the Bosch B36CD50SN*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch B36CD50SN* at 656 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 69.9% above it, ranking 4,310 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 $51/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 B36CD50SN*: SKS SKSFD4826** ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr), then Bosch B36CD51SN* ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr).
Within the Bosch lineup
Ranked 30 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $123/year, the Bosch B36CD50SN* adds up to about $1,603 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Bosch B36CD50SN* 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 $123/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Bosch B36CD50SN* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,310 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.