HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR: running cost
The HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 325 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR against the category
That's 15.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,054 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
hOme HME030362N ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR. Galanz GLR46TRDER ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
HALLMAN makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HRBIAR24PR at $55/yr, and its priciest, the HBBIBMWDIML36SS at $110/yr.
HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR that long and it costs about $794 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR is already efficient for its category at $61/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 325 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.