What the Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX costs to run
The Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX is certified by ENERGY STAR at 540 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $102 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 Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.9% above it, ranking 3,677 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX on that list: Galanz GLR18TM**EM03 ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Jenn Air JBTF*30NMX ** ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Jenn Air lineup
Ranked 3 of Jenn Air's 9 certified refrigerators, this sits between the JUGF*242H*** ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the JBSSNE48PL** ($151/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX costs roughly $1,320 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX 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 $102/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$102/year to run is the predictable cost of the Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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. The 540 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.