Hamilton Beach HBF1772 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hamilton Beach HBF1772 costs to run
The Hamilton Beach HBF1772 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 435 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.7% above it, ranking 3,072 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $9/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Hamilton Beach HBF1772: Hamilton Beach HBF1770/HZ0771 ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach HBF1772-NL ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hamilton Beach's own models
Ranked 24 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 HBF1772 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $82/year, the Hamilton Beach HBF1772 adds up to about $1,063 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $82/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Hamilton Beach HBF1772 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Hamilton Beach HBF1772 already costs $82/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 435 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,072 of 4,704, the Hamilton Beach HBF1772 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.