Hisense RF225A3CSE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Hisense RF225A3CSE
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense RF225A3CSE at 506 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $95 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 31.1% above it, ranking 3,528 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 $23/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 RF225A3CSE: FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4BM36FBI ($95/yr, 506 kWh/yr), then Miele KFN 9855 iDE li ($95/yr, 507 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 66 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense RF225A3CSE costs roughly $1,237 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $95/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.
If you're keeping it
$95/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense RF225A3CSE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. 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.