Hisense BCD-300WY2NA1/HC1(E) Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hisense BCD-300WY2NA1/HC1(E) costs to run
At 391 kWh/yr, the Hisense BCD-300WY2NA1/HC1(E)'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $74 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1.3% above it, ranking 2,853 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Hisense BCD-300WY2NA1/HC1(E): Forno FFFFD1778-24RS ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr), then Hisense RB11N6CE ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 32 of Hisense's 90 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HWS054N6SS ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF303D3FSEI ($140/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $74/year, the Hisense BCD-300WY2NA1/HC1(E) adds up to about $956 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Hisense BCD-300WY2NA1/HC1(E) 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.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 2,853 of 4,704, the Hisense BCD-300WY2NA1/HC1(E) sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 391 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.