Hisense HRB221N6BE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hisense HRB221N6BE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense HRB221N6BE at 587 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $110 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 HRB221N6BE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.1% above it, ranking 3,974 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense HRB221N6BE on that list: Whirlpool WRFF5333P ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Kenmore 7564# ($110/yr, 587 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 74 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 HRB221N6BE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $110/year, the Hisense HRB221N6BE adds up to about $1,435 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Hisense HRB221N6BE 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 $110/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Hisense HRB221N6BE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,974 of 4,704, the Hisense HRB221N6BE 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. The 587 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.