Running cost for the Hisense RB170P3ESEH
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense RB170P3ESEH at 453 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $85 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 17.4% above it, ranking 3,219 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 $13/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 RB170P3ESEH: Hisense HRB171N6A*EH ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr), then Hisense RB17A2C*E ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr).
Within the Hisense lineup
Ranked 47 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $85/year, the Hisense RB170P3ESEH adds up to about $1,107 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $85/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 RB170P3ESEH or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Hisense RB170P3ESEH 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 3,219 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.