What the Bosch B36CL80SN* costs to run
The Bosch B36CL80SN* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 568 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 47.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,856 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $34/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Bosch B36CL80EN* ($107/yr, 568 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch B36CL81EN* ($107/yr, 568 kWh/yr).
Within the Bosch lineup
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 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 B36CL80SN* that long and it costs about $1,388 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $107/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
A refrigerator like the Bosch B36CL80SN* is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
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 568 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.