HALLMAN HBBIBMWDIML36SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the HALLMAN HBBIBMWDIML36SS
At 584 kWh/yr, the HALLMAN HBBIBMWDIML36SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $110 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 51.3% above it, ranking 3,925 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $37/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the HALLMAN HBBIBMWDIML36SS: FULGOR MILANO FM6BM36IFBI ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr), then HESTAN KRFR36PRI ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr).
Within the HALLMAN lineup
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators HALLMAN makes, the HBBIBMWDIML36SS costs the most to run, $54/year more than HALLMAN's cheapest, the HRBIAR24PR.
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 HALLMAN HBBIBMWDIML36SS that long and it costs about $1,427 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $110/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 HALLMAN HBBIBMWDIML36SS or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $110/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 584 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.