Haier QHE16HYP Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.