What the Haier HRQ16N3B** costs to run
At 448 kWh/yr, the Haier HRQ16N3B**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $84 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Haier HRQ16N3B** against the category
That's 16.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,167 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 $12/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore 7231# ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Haier HRQ16N3B**. Fisher & Paykel RF201A***** ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Haier's own models
Haier makes 5 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 5 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HRB15N3B** at $80/yr, and its priciest, the QNE27JYM**** at $119/yr.
Haier HRQ16N3B** over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Haier HRQ16N3B** that long and it costs about $1,095 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $84/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 Haier HRQ16N3B** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$84/year to run is the predictable cost of the Haier HRQ16N3B**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 448 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,167 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.