Bosch B36FD50SN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Bosch B36FD50SN
ENERGY STAR certifies the Bosch B36FD50SN at 702 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 4,483 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 B36FD31EN ($132/yr, 702 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bosch B36FD51SN ($132/yr, 702 kWh/yr).
Within the Bosch lineup
Bosch makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 36 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the B30IR905SP at $52/yr, and its priciest, the B36FD52SN at $132/yr.
Bosch B36FD50SN over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Bosch B36FD50SN that long and it costs about $1,716 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Bosch B36FD50SN 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $132/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,483 of 4,704, the Bosch B36FD50SN 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.