Model
Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26
Rank #841 means 840 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 68th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 68% of those models.
What does the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 cost to run per year?
Rank #841 of 1,000 puts the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 among the pricier refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $109 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $120/yr to run, a saving of roughly $11 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 68 is comfortably above the class median. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 22.5 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg LRFWS2200* at $109/yr runs a little cheaper and the Criterion CFDR225H1S at $109/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26's $109/yr adds up to roughly $1308 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Criterion CFDR225H1S, Hisense HRF230P5BSE, Koolmore RERFDSS-22C, Midea MRQ23P4AST, Midea MDRM848FGF04PRR, Smeg FQ55UFX, Zline RFM-36.
By the numbers
The Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $109/yr, here is what the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 costs about $1090. That is roughly $110 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1200 over the same ten years.
How the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $109/yr, it runs about $45 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $101 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $120/yr, the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 22.5 cu ft, the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, and larger refrigerator models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 cheap to run?
Its $109/yr running cost, rank #841 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 cost per month?
About $9.09 a month, which is the $109 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 588 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $109 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bertazzoni REF36FDFIXNB/26 for its size?
68th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 840 | Lg LRFWS2200*21.8 cu ft | $109 |
| 839 | Kenmore 7564#22.3 cu ft | $109 |
| 838 | Thermador T36IT902NP19.4 cu ft | $109 |
| 837 | Samsung RF22A4121**22.1 cu ft | $109 |
| 836 | Miele KF 2981 SF19.5 cu ft | $109 |
Source
ES_1133661_REF36FDFIXNB/26_041020260018208_1276642View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bertazzoni and REF36FDFIXNB/26 are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.