Hamilton Beach HBR33MSSE02: running cost
The Hamilton Beach HBR33MSSE02 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 218 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 647 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $32/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Hamilton Beach HBR33MBKE02 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Within the Hamilton Beach lineup
Hamilton Beach makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 33 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM at $38/yr, and its priciest, the HBF2067/HZ7602 at $87/yr.
Hamilton Beach HBR33MSSE02 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hamilton Beach HBR33MSSE02 costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Hamilton Beach HBR33MSSE02 is already efficient for its category at $41/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
Whether or not the Hamilton Beach HBR33MSSE02 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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.