Running cost for the Hisense HRF230P5BSE
The Hisense HRF230P5BSE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 588 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $111 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.3% above it, ranking 3,993 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $38/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Hisense HRF230P5BSE: GRANDEUR UFDMH224AS ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr), then Hisense RF225B3CSE ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr).
Within the Hisense lineup
Ranked 75 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 HRF230P5BSE 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 HRF230P5BSE that long and it costs about $1,437 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Hisense HRF230P5BSE 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 $111/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Hisense HRF230P5BSE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,993 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 588 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.