Bosch B36CD52SN*: running cost
The Bosch B36CD52SN* 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.
How the Bosch B36CD52SN* compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 69.4% above it, ranking 4,300 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $50/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Bosch B36CD52SN* on that list: Bosch B36CD30EN* ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bosch B36CD80EN* ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Bosch lineup
Ranked 27 of Bosch's 38 certified refrigerators, this sits between the B30IR905SP ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the B36FD52SN* ($132/yr, its priciest).
Bosch B36CD52SN* 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 B36CD52SN* that long and it costs about $1,598 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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 B36CD52SN* or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$123/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bosch B36CD52SN*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 654 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.