Thermador T36BT120NS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Thermador T36BT120NS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Thermador T36BT120NS at 584 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $110 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 51.3% above it, ranking 3,941 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 $37/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 Thermador T36BT120NS: Thermador T36BT110NS ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr), then Thermador T36IT100NP ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr).
Within the Thermador lineup
Ranked 44 of Thermador's 54 certified refrigerators, this sits between the T24IR905SP ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the T48IT100NP ($126/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Thermador T36BT120NS that long and it costs about $1,427 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $110/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Thermador T36BT120NS or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $110/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,941 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 584 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.