Hisense RB17A2CSE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Hisense RB17A2CSE costs to run
The Hisense RB17A2CSE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 453 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 3,221 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 RB17A2CSE: Hisense RB17A2CE ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr), then Hisense RB17A2CWE ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 49 of Hisense's 90 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HWS054N6SS ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF303D3FSEI ($140/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense RB17A2CSE costs roughly $1,107 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Hisense RB17A2CSE 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 $85/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 453 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,221 of 4,704, the Hisense RB17A2CSE 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.