Hisense HRB221N6ASE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense HRB221N6ASE at 501 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $94 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 HRB221N6ASE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 29.8% above it, ranking 3,506 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense HRB221N6ASE on that list: Hisense HRB221N6ABE ($94/yr, 501 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense HRB221N6AWE ($94/yr, 501 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 63 of Hisense's 90 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HWS054N6SS ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF303D3FSEI ($140/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Hisense HRB221N6ASE that long and it costs about $1,224 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $94/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 HRB221N6ASE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$94/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense HRB221N6ASE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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 501 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.