Hisense HRB171N6AEH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Hisense HRB171N6AEH
The Hisense HRB171N6AEH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 453 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense HRB171N6AEH against the category
That's 17.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,218 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 $13/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hisense RB170P3ESEH ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense HRB171N6AEH. Hisense HRB171N6AE ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 46 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense HRB171N6AEH costs roughly $1,107 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Hisense HRB171N6AEH 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 $85/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,218 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.