Running cost for the Hisense RF270P5A*EH
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense RF270P5A*EH at 633 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $119 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 64% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,225 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 $46/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 Haier QNE27JYM**** ($119/yr, 633 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is KitchenAid KBFN402EPA** ($119/yr, 633 kWh/yr).
Within the Hisense lineup
Hisense makes 90 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 84 of 90 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HWS054N6SS at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RF303D3FSEI at $140/yr.
Hisense RF270P5A*EH over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense RF270P5A*EH costs roughly $1,547 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $119/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Hisense RF270P5A*EH or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Hisense RF270P5A*EH already costs $119/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. 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.