Running cost for the Hisense RF230C4CSEI
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense RF230C4CSEI at 603 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $113 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 RF230C4CSEI compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 56.2% above it, ranking 4,091 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $41/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense RF230C4CSEI on that list: COSMO COS-RFQL234RSS ($113/yr, 603 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense RQ23G4FSEI ($113/yr, 603 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 80 of Hisense's 90 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HWS054N6SS ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF303D3FSEI ($140/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense RF230C4CSEI costs roughly $1,474 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $113/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
Whether or not the Hisense RF230C4CSEI ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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. The 603 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.