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Bosch B36CL81EN Running Cost (Refrigerator)

What the Bosch B36CL81EN costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$107/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch B36CL81EN at 568 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.29per day
$8.90per month
568kWh per year, certified
$1,388over a 13-yr lifespan

That $107 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.

Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator

The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 47.2% above it, ranking 3,857 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $34/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.

Right next to it on the list

A rank or two either side of the Bosch B36CL81EN: Bosch B36CL80SN ($107/yr, 568 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire GRBN2012A ($107/yr, 568 kWh/yr).

Comparing Bosch's own models

Ranked 14 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 B36CL81EN over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bosch B36CL81EN costs roughly $1,388 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

At $107/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 B36CL81EN or its replacement.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

If you're keeping it

Whether or not the Bosch B36CL81EN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Where this number comes from

Ranked 3,857 of 4,704, the Bosch B36CL81EN 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. The 568 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.