Running cost for the Bosch B36FD10EN*
The Bosch B36FD10EN* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 702 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $132 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Bosch B36FD10EN* against the category
That's 81.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,480 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 $59/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bosch B36FD30EN* ($132/yr, 702 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Bosch B36FD10EN*. Samsung RF29DB9900** ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 33 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bosch B36FD10EN* costs roughly $1,716 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $132/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$132/year to run is the predictable cost of the Bosch B36FD10EN*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 702 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.