Running cost for the Hamilton Beach HBF1839-B-SS-6COM
At 366 kWh/yr, the Hamilton Beach HBF1839-B-SS-6COM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $69 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 5.2% less, ranking 2,641 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 $4/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 HBF1839-B-SS-6COM: Frigidaire FRTE1835AW ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr), then LG LT18SO000S ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 16 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).
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 Hamilton Beach HBF1839-B-SS-6COM that long and it costs about $895 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/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
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hamilton Beach HBF1839-B-SS-6COM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. At rank 2,641 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.