Running cost for the Hisense BCD-740WPZR/HC
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense BCD-740WPZR/HC at 628 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $118 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 62.7% above it, ranking 4,184 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 $45/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-740WPZR/HC: Hisense BCD-740WP/HC ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr), then Kenmore 7566# ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 83 of Hisense's 90 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HWS054N6SS ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF303D3FSEI ($140/yr, its priciest).
Hisense BCD-740WPZR/HC over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense BCD-740WPZR/HC costs roughly $1,535 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $118/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Hisense BCD-740WPZR/HC or its replacement.
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If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Hisense BCD-740WPZR/HC ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,184 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.