Bosch B36CD51SN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Bosch B36CD51SN costs to run
At 656 kWh/yr, the Bosch B36CD51SN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $123 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bosch B36CD51SN against the category
That's 69.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,311 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $51/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MRS24D8 ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bosch B36CD51SN. Bosch B36CD50SN ($123/yr, 656 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 31 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 B36CD51SN that long and it costs about $1,603 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $123/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$123/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bosch B36CD51SN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,311 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.