Hisense HRF220N6BE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Hisense HRF220N6BE: running cost
At 585 kWh/yr, the Hisense HRF220N6BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $110 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 51.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,952 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $37/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Gaggenau RY492704 ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense HRF220N6BEW ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 70 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
Hisense HRF220N6BE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Hisense HRF220N6BE that long and it costs about $1,430 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $110/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 HRF220N6BE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$110/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense HRF220N6BE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,952 of 4,704, the Hisense HRF220N6BE 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.