Running cost for the HALLMAN HBFSBMID24VS
The HALLMAN HBFSBMID24VS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 396 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $74 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 HALLMAN HBFSBMID24VS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.6% above it, ranking 2,899 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the HALLMAN HBFSBMID24VS on that list: GE GTE21GTH**** ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea WHD-774FSSE1 ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 of HALLMAN's 6 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HRBIAR24PR ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HBBIBMWDIML36SS ($110/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the HALLMAN HBFSBMID24VS that long and it costs about $968 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the HALLMAN HBFSBMID24VS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 396 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,899 of 4,704, the HALLMAN HBFSBMID24VS sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.