Running cost for the Jenn Air JBTF*30NMX **
ENERGY STAR certifies the Jenn Air JBTF*30NMX ** at 540 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.9% above it, ranking 3,678 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $29/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Jenn Air JBTF*30NMX **: Jenn Air JBBF*30NMX ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr), then Samsung RF18A5101** ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 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).
Jenn Air JBTF*30NMX ** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $102/year, the Jenn Air JBTF*30NMX ** adds up to about $1,320 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Jenn Air JBTF*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
At $102/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 3,678 of 4,704, the Jenn Air JBTF*30NMX ** 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. The 540 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.