Bosch B36FD30EN Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Bosch B36FD30EN
Brand: Bosch

Bosch B36FD30EN: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$132/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch B36FD30EN at 702 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.36per day

$11.00per month

702kWh per year, certified

$1,716over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $132 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 81.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,481 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 $59/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 B36FD10EN ($132/yr, 702 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch B36FD31EN ($132/yr, 702 kWh/yr).

Within the Bosch lineup

Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 34 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

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $132/year, the Bosch B36FD30EN adds up to about $1,716 in electricity over that span.

Weighing a replacement

At $132/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 B36FD30EN or its replacement.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the Bosch B36FD30EN 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

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 702 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,481 of 4,704, the Bosch B36FD30EN 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.