Haier QHE16HYP****: running cost
The Haier QHE16HYP**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 452 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $85 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Haier QHE16HYP**** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 17.1% above it, ranking 3,203 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $12/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Haier QHE16HYP**** on that list: Frigidaire FFHT1820V* ($85/yr, 452 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AVG ARBM171DSE ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of Haier's 5 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HRB15N3B** ($80/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the QNE27JYM**** ($119/yr, its priciest).
Haier QHE16HYP**** 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 QHE16HYP**** that long and it costs about $1,105 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $85/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 QHE16HYP**** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$85/year to run is the predictable cost of the Haier QHE16HYP****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 452 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.