What the Zline RBIT-36 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zline RBIT-36 at 590 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $111 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.
How the Zline RBIT-36 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.8% above it, ranking 4,043 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Zline RBIT-36 on that list: Westbend WB2220FDBMRSS ($111/yr, 590 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bosch B20CS30SNS ($111/yr, 593 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 11 of Zline's 16 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RWDO-GS-24 ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RSM-W-36-BS ($140/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Zline RBIT-36 costs roughly $1,442 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $111/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 Zline RBIT-36 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$111/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zline RBIT-36; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 590 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.