Hisense HRF254N6TE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hisense HRF254N6TE costs to run
The Hisense HRF254N6TE 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.
That $131 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 80.3% above it, ranking 4,449 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 $58/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 HRF254N6TE: Samsung RF30BB6600 ($131/yr, 695 kWh/yr), then Cafe CXE22DMP ($131/yr, 697 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 88 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 HRF254N6TE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense HRF254N6TE costs roughly $1,701 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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 HRF254N6TE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Hisense HRF254N6TE already costs $131/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
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.