Hisense HRM260P9TE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Hisense HRM260P9TE
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense HRM260P9TE at 692 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $130 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense HRM260P9TE against the category
That's 79.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,438 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
Kenmore 7568# ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense HRM260P9TE. Hisense HRM260N6TE ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 87 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
Hisense HRM260P9TE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $130/year, the Hisense HRM260P9TE adds up to about $1,691 in electricity over that span.
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 HRM260P9TE or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Hisense HRM260P9TE 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.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,438 of 4,704, the Hisense HRM260P9TE sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 692 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.