Model
Bosch B36CT82SN*
Rank #819 means 818 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 59th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 59% of those models.
What does the Bosch B36CT82SN* cost to run per year?
The Bosch B36CT82SN* holds rank #819 of 1,000 on running cost, at about $106 a year, a genuinely pricey result for the class. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $116/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Size-adjusted, this model sits close to the class median on efficiency, ahead of 59% of refrigerator models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 20.8 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 Bosch B36CT80SN* at $106/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GNE21FYK**** at $106/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 Bosch B36CT82SN*'s $106/yr adds up to roughly $1272 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bosch B36CT80SN*.
By the numbers
The Bosch B36CT82SN* 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 $106/yr, here is what the Bosch B36CT82SN* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Bosch B36CT82SN* costs about $1060. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1160 over the same ten years.
How the Bosch B36CT82SN* compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $106/yr, it runs about $42 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $98 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $116/yr, the Bosch B36CT82SN* uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 20.8 cu ft, the Bosch B36CT82SN* is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up.
- 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 Bosch B36CT82SN* cheap to run?
Its $106/yr running cost, rank #819 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 Bosch B36CT82SN* cost per month?
About $8.82 a month, which is the $106 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: 570 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $106 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bosch B36CT82SN* for its size?
59th 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
Source
ES_31649_B36CT82SN*_04042022223962_6888361View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bosch and B36CT82SN* 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.