Running cost for the Haier HRB15N3B**
ENERGY STAR certifies the Haier HRB15N3B** at 428 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $80 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Haier HRB15N3B** against the category
That's 10.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,045 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $8/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
FULGOR MILANO, VITARA, FORTE FM4BM28FBI ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Haier HRB15N3B**. Summit FFBF279SS ($80/yr, 427 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Haier's own models
Haier sells 5 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $39/year under the QNE27JYM****, 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 Haier HRB15N3B** that long and it costs about $1,046 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $80/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Haier HRB15N3B** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 3,045 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 428 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.