Bosch B36FD31EN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Bosch B36FD31EN
The Bosch B36FD31EN 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.
That $132 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.
How the Bosch B36FD31EN compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 81.9% above it, ranking 4,482 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $59/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Bosch B36FD31EN on that list: Bosch B36FD30EN ($132/yr, 702 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bosch B36FD50SN ($132/yr, 702 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Bosch lineup
Ranked 35 of Bosch's 38 certified refrigerators, this sits between the B30IR905SP ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the B36FD52SN ($132/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Bosch B36FD31EN costs roughly $1,716 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Bosch B36FD31EN runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $132/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Bosch B36FD31EN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,482 of 4,704, the Bosch B36FD31EN 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.