Bosch B36CD52SN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.