Hisense RT15A2CSE: running cost
The Hisense RT15A2CSE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 338 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $64 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 12.4% less, ranking 2,273 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 $9/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 RT15A2CSE: Hisense RT15A2CCE ($64/yr, 338 kWh/yr), then Hisense RT15A2CWE ($64/yr, 338 kWh/yr).
Within the Hisense lineup
Ranked 25 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Hisense RT15A2CSE that long and it costs about $826 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $64/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Hisense RT15A2CSE already costs $64/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 338 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.