What the Hisense HRB221N6AWE costs to run
The Hisense HRB221N6AWE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 501 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 HRB221N6AWE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 29.8% above it, ranking 3,507 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 HRB221N6AWE on that list: Hisense HRB221N6ASE ($94/yr, 501 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense RB22A2F*E ($94/yr, 501 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 64 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense HRB221N6AWE costs roughly $1,224 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $94/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Hisense HRB221N6AWE already costs $94/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,507 of 4,704, the Hisense HRB221N6AWE 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.