Running cost for the Hisense HRM260N6T*E
At 692 kWh/yr, the Hisense HRM260N6T*E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $130 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense HRM260N6T*E against the category
That's 79.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,437 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
Hisense HRM260P9T*E ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense HRM260N6T*E. Criterion CFDR256H1S ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 86 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Hisense HRM260N6T*E that long and it costs about $1,691 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Hisense HRM260N6T*E 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 $130/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$130/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense HRM260N6T*E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 692 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.