Hisense RB18A2CSE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Hisense RB18A2CSE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense RB18A2CSE at 458 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense RB18A2CSE against the category
That's 18.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,269 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 $14/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore KKFDR32.3X20-SS ($86/yr, 458 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense RB18A2CSE. Frigidaire FRTI1936AW ($86/yr, 458 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 52 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
Hisense RB18A2CSE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $86/year, the Hisense RB18A2CSE adds up to about $1,119 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Hisense RB18A2CSE 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 $86/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $86/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,269 of 4,704, the Hisense RB18A2CSE 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.