Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE at 206 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $39 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 Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.6% less, ranking 365 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $34/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE on that list: Hamilton Beach HBF1600-RED ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while HOMCOM 800-129V81BK ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hamilton Beach's own models
Ranked 7 of Hamilton Beach's 33 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM ($38/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HBF2067/HZ7602 ($87/yr, its priciest).
Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE adds up to about $503 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Hamilton Beach HBF1600-WHITE already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 206 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.