Hisense RB17N6DE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Hisense RB17N6DE
The Hisense RB17N6DE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 450 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense RB17N6DE against the category
That's 16.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,184 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 $12/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hisense RT180N3SEH ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense RB17N6DE. Frigidaire FRTI1835AW ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 41 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
Hisense RB17N6DE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense RB17N6DE costs roughly $1,100 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $85/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 450 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.