Jenn-Air JBRF30IGX Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Jenn-Air JBRF30IGX
ENERGY STAR certifies the Jenn-Air JBRF30IGX at 330 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $62 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 JBRF30IGX compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14.5% less, ranking 2,163 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Jenn-Air JBRF30IGX on that list: Jenn-Air ALOVE30RRC0 ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while JennAir JBRFS30RX ($62/yr, 330 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Jenn-Air lineup
Ranked 5 of Jenn-Air's 15 certified refrigerators, this sits between the JUDFP242H1 ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the JS48SSDUDE ($151/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Jenn-Air JBRF30IGX that long and it costs about $807 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$62/year to run is the predictable cost of the Jenn-Air JBRF30IGX; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 2,163 of 4,704, the Jenn-Air JBRF30IGX 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.