Hisense HRB171N6BE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hisense HRB171N6BE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense HRB171N6BE at 491 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $92 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.
How the Hisense HRB171N6BE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 27.2% above it, ranking 3,477 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $20/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense HRB171N6BE on that list: Hisense BCD-450WYZ/HC1(H) ($92/yr, 491 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VFFR2105ESE ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 61 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Hisense HRB171N6BE that long and it costs about $1,200 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Hisense HRB171N6BE 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 $92/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Hisense HRB171N6BE already costs $92/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 491 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.