Hisense HRM260N6TE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Hisense HRM260N6TE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense HRM260N6TE at 692 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $130 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 79.3% above it, ranking 4,437 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 HRM260N6TE: Criterion CFDR256H1S ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr), then Hisense HRM260P9TE ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 86 of Hisense's 90 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HWS054N6SS ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF303D3FSEI ($140/yr, its priciest).
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 HRM260N6TE that long and it costs about $1,691 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $130/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 HRM260N6TE or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Hisense HRM260N6TE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,437 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.