Running cost for the Hisense HRF254N6T*E
The Hisense HRF254N6T*E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 696 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $131 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense HRF254N6T*E against the category
That's 80.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,449 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $58/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Cafe CXE22DM*P*** ($131/yr, 697 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense HRF254N6T*E. Samsung RF30BB6600** ($131/yr, 695 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Hisense lineup
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 88 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
Hisense HRF254N6T*E over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense HRF254N6T*E costs roughly $1,701 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $131/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 HRF254N6T*E or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $131/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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 696 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.