Thermador T36IB100SP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Thermador T36IB100SP: running cost
The Thermador T36IB100SP is certified by ENERGY STAR at 580 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $109 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 50.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,917 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $36/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Thermador T36BB120SS ($109/yr, 580 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VIKING RANGE,LLC FDBMIC7360L ($109/yr, 580 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Thermador makes 54 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 42 of 54 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T24IR905SP at $48/yr, and its priciest, the T48IT100NP at $126/yr.
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 Thermador T36IB100SP that long and it costs about $1,418 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Thermador T36IB100SP 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 $109/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Thermador T36IB100SP is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Ranked 3,917 of 4,704, the Thermador T36IB100SP 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 580 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.