What the Hisense RF225B3CSE costs to run
The Hisense RF225B3CSE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 588 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 52.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,994 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $38/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Hisense HRF230P5BSE ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense RF225H3CSEI ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 76 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense RF225B3CSE costs roughly $1,437 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Hisense RF225B3CSE 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 $111/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$111/year to run is the predictable cost of the Hisense RF225B3CSE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,994 of 4,704, the Hisense RF225B3CSE 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.