Model
Black Decker BR1000HS
Rank #367 means 366 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 49th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 49% of those models.
What does the Black Decker BR1000HS cost to run per year?
The Black Decker BR1000HS costs about $55 a year to run, which beats most of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track; it ranks #367. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $61/yr to run, a saving of roughly $6 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 49 lands in the middle of the pack once capacity is accounted for. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 10 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 Summit STM10W at $55/yr runs a little cheaper and the Danby DFF101B2WDB at $55/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 Black Decker BR1000HS's $55/yr adds up to roughly $660 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Frestec FR 1002 WHB.
By the numbers
The Black Decker BR1000HS 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 $55/yr, here is what the Black Decker BR1000HS adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Black Decker BR1000HS costs about $550. That is roughly $60 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $610 over the same ten years.
How the Black Decker BR1000HS compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $55/yr, it runs about $9 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $47 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $61/yr, the Black Decker BR1000HS uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10 cu ft, the Black Decker BR1000HS is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- 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 Black Decker BR1000HS cheap to run?
Yes. Its $55/yr running cost puts it at rank #367 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Black Decker BR1000HS cost per month?
About $4.59 a month, which is the $55 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: 297 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $55 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Black Decker BR1000HS for its size?
49th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 366 | Summit STM10W10 cu ft | $55 |
| 365 | Summit LTM10SS10 cu ft | $55 |
| 364 | Summit FF1101SS10 cu ft | $55 |
| 363 | Fhiaba S240FR3U13 cu ft | $55 |
| 362 | Kucht KR240TR12.5 cu ft | $55 |
Source
ES_1126481_BR1000HS_02062025110728_158807View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Black Decker and BR1000HS 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.