Jenn-Air JBRF*36IGX**: running cost
The Jenn-Air JBRF*36IGX** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 360 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Jenn-Air JBRF*36IGX** against the category
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,501 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef MCTM18B ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Jenn-Air JBRF*36IGX**. GOLDEN GRD18GHW ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Jenn-Air lineup
Jenn-Air makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the JUDFP242H*1* at $51/yr, and its priciest, the JS48SSDUDE** at $151/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Jenn-Air JBRF*36IGX** costs roughly $880 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Jenn-Air JBRF*36IGX** is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Jenn-Air JBRF*36IGX** already costs $68/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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 360 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.