Mini Bar BC48N: running cost
At 245 kWh/yr, the Mini Bar BC48N's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Mini Bar BC48N against the category
That's 36.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,032 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 $27/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
MOUNTAIN DEW FR102MD ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Mini Bar BC48N. Magic Chef MCAR170STE ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Mini Bar lineup
Mini Bar makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the BC29 at $45/yr, and its priciest, the LSC72N at $48/yr.
Mini Bar BC48N over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Mini Bar BC48N costs roughly $599 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Mini Bar BC48N is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Mini Bar BC48N already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 245 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,032 of 4,704, the Mini Bar BC48N 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.