Zephyr BBV24C01AG-ADA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Zephyr BBV24C01AG-ADA costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zephyr BBV24C01AG-ADA at 274 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $52 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 29% less, ranking 1,526 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 $21/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 Zephyr BBV24C01AG-ADA: Thermador T24UR925RS ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr), then Zephyr BBV24C01AS-ADA ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr).
Comparing Zephyr's own models
Ranked 21 of Zephyr's 39 certified refrigerators, this sits between the PRRFD24C2AP ($13/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PRRFD24C2AS-OD ($62/yr, its priciest).
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 Zephyr BBV24C01AG-ADA that long and it costs about $670 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/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
At $52/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,526 of 4,704, the Zephyr BBV24C01AG-ADA 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.