What the Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02 costs to run
At 218 kWh/yr, the Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02 against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 648 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore KMR33MBER ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02. Hamilton Beach HBR33MSSE02 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Hamilton Beach's own models
Hamilton Beach makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 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.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02 costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02 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
The Hamilton Beach HBR33MWEE02 already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 648 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.