Thermador T42BT120NS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Thermador T42BT120NS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Thermador T42BT120NS at 631 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 63.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,208 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 $46/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 T42BT110NS ($119/yr, 631 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Thermador T42IT100NP ($119/yr, 631 kWh/yr).
Within the Thermador lineup
Thermador makes 54 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 50 of 54 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T24IR905SP at $48/yr, and its priciest, the T48IT100NP at $126/yr.
Thermador T42BT120NS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Thermador T42BT120NS costs roughly $1,542 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $119/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 T42BT120NS or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Thermador T42BT120NS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 4,208 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 631 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.