Running cost for the HALLMAN HRBIAR36PR
The HALLMAN HRBIAR36PR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 345 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 10.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,354 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $8/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is GOLDEN GRD75GW ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is HESTAN KRCR36 ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
HALLMAN makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HRBIAR24PR at $55/yr, and its priciest, the HBBIBMWDIML36SS at $110/yr.
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 HRBIAR36PR that long and it costs about $843 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The HALLMAN HRBIAR36PR is already efficient for its category at $65/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
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the HALLMAN HRBIAR36PR; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.