What the Hamilton Beach HZ0771-NL costs to run
At 435 kWh/yr, the Hamilton Beach HZ0771-NL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 12.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,075 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 $9/year over 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 HBF1777-GLDWHITE ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Kenmore KKFDR30x17.5-SS ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Within the Hamilton Beach lineup
Hamilton Beach makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 27 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 HZ0771-NL costs roughly $1,063 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Hamilton Beach HZ0771-NL 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 $82/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hamilton Beach HZ0771-NL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. At rank 3,075 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.