upstreman BD321 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman BD321 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BD321 at 312 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $59 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 19.2% less, ranking 1,876 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 $14/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 upstreman BD321: Thermador T36IR905SP ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr), then upstreman SD321 ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr).
Comparing upstreman's own models
Ranked 95 of upstreman's 115 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FR17-Blue ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FD182-# ($86/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 upstreman BD321 that long and it costs about $763 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the upstreman BD321 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 312 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,876 of 4,704, the upstreman BD321 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.