HESTAN KRCR36: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the HESTAN KRCR36 at 345 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 10.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,355 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 $8/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 HALLMAN HRBIAR36PR ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hotpoint HPE16BTN**** ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Within the HESTAN lineup
HESTAN sells 2 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $45/year under the KRFR36PRI, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the HESTAN KRCR36 adds up to about $843 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The HESTAN KRCR36 is already efficient for its category at $65/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 HESTAN KRCR36 already costs $65/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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. The 345 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.