Hamilton Beach HBF1777-GLDWHITE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hamilton Beach HBF1777-GLDWHITE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hamilton Beach HBF1777-GLDWHITE 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.7% above it, ranking 3,074 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 HBF1777-GLDWHITE: Hamilton Beach HBF1772-NL ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach HZ0771-NL ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hamilton Beach's own models
Ranked 26 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 HBF1777-GLDWHITE adds up to about $1,063 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Hamilton Beach HBF1777-GLDWHITE 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,074 of 4,704, the Hamilton Beach HBF1777-GLDWHITE 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.