BRAMA BR2660IFDRSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the BRAMA BR2660IFDRSS costs to run
The BRAMA BR2660IFDRSS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 628 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $118 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BRAMA BR2660IFDRSS against the category
That's 62.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,182 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 $45/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hisense BCD-740WP/HC ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BRAMA BR2660IFDRSS. Samsung RF24BB6900 ($118/yr, 627 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the BRAMA lineup
Among BRAMA's 2 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $69/year over the BROFR24A01SS, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BRAMA BR2660IFDRSS costs roughly $1,535 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $118/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the BRAMA BR2660IFDRSS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.