Bosch B36CD80EN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Bosch B36CD80EN: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch B36CD80EN at 654 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $123 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bosch B36CD80EN against the category
That's 69.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,301 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 $50/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bosch B36CD80SN ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bosch B36CD80EN. Bosch B36CD52SN ($123/yr, 654 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Bosch's own models
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 28 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the B30IR905SP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the B36FD52SN at $132/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $123/year, the Bosch B36CD80EN adds up to about $1,598 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
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 B36CD80EN or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Bosch B36CD80EN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,301 of 4,704, the Bosch B36CD80EN 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.