Hisense WMS063M6XVE: running cost
At 261 kWh/yr, the Hisense WMS063M6XVE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $49 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 32.4% less, ranking 1,335 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 WMS063M6XVE: Frigidaire FFUE1326AW ($49/yr, 261 kWh/yr), then MADE4 SUPPLY 1814809 ($49/yr, 261 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 11 of Hisense's 90 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HWS054N6SS ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF303D3FSEI ($140/yr, its priciest).
Hisense WMS063M6XVE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense WMS063M6XVE costs roughly $638 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Hisense WMS063M6XVE already costs $49/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
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 261 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.