Hamilton Beach HBF2065-SSBLACK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Hamilton Beach HBF2065-SSBLACK
At 460 kWh/yr, the Hamilton Beach HBF2065-SSBLACK's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $86 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 HBF2065-SSBLACK compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.2% above it, ranking 3,277 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $14/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hamilton Beach HBF2065-SSBLACK on that list: Hamilton Beach HBF2064/HZ4602 ($86/yr, 460 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while iceBerry LS-207BSSD ($86/yr, 460 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Hamilton Beach lineup
Ranked 31 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 HBF2065-SSBLACK over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $86/year, the Hamilton Beach HBF2065-SSBLACK adds up to about $1,124 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Hamilton Beach HBF2065-SSBLACK 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 $86/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$86/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hamilton Beach HBF2065-SSBLACK; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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.