Running cost for the Hamilton Beach HBF1770
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hamilton Beach HBF1770 at 435 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $82 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 HBF1770 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.7% above it, ranking 3,070 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $9/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hamilton Beach HBF1770 on that list: Avanti FFFDS175L3S ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hamilton Beach HBF1770/HZ0771 ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 22 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $82/year, the Hamilton Beach HBF1770 adds up to about $1,063 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Hamilton Beach HBF1770 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Hamilton Beach HBF1770 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.
How this was checked
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.