Running cost for the Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM at 200 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $38 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM against the category
That's 48.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 298 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $35/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Liebherr SRB5290 ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM. FRIGIDAIRE;RCA;Hamilton Beach EFR100-D-BLACK ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Hamilton Beach's own models
Hamilton Beach sells 33 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $49/year under the HBF2067/HZ7602, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM that long and it costs about $489 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM is already efficient for its category at $38/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Hamilton Beach HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 200 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.