What the Hisense RB17N3ESE costs to run
At 453 kWh/yr, the Hisense RB17N3ESE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
How the Hisense RB17N3ESE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 17.4% above it, ranking 3,223 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $13/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense RB17N3ESE on that list: Hisense RB17A2CWE* ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Mora MRB172N6A*E ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 51 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 RB17N3ESE 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 RB17N3ESE that long and it costs about $1,107 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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 RB17N3ESE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$85/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense RB17N3ESE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.