Hisense LCT43D6AE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Hisense LCT43D6AE
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense LCT43D6AE at 328 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $62 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.
How the Hisense LCT43D6AE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 15% less, ranking 2,130 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense LCT43D6AE on that list: fridgemaster FMD440M6RVE ($62/yr, 328 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Marathon MCR47W ($62/yr, 328 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 20 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 LCT43D6AE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Hisense LCT43D6AE that long and it costs about $802 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Hisense LCT43D6AE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,130 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.