Bosch B36CT80SN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Bosch B36CT80SN
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch B36CT80SN at 570 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 47.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,874 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 $35/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 Zline RFSV-36 ($107/yr, 569 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch B36CT81EN ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr).
Comparing Bosch's own models
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the B30IR905SP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the B36FD52SN at $132/yr.
Bosch B36CT80SN over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $107/year, the Bosch B36CT80SN adds up to about $1,393 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
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
Whether or not the Bosch B36CT80SN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 3,874 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 570 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.