hOme HME030362N Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the hOme HME030362N
ENERGY STAR certifies the hOme HME030362N at 325 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $61 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 15.8% less, ranking 2,055 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 $11/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 hOme HME030362N: HALLMAN HRBIAR30PR ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr), then Ikea HS-147RN(NA) LAGAN ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr).
Within the hOme lineup
The hOme HME030362N is the only refrigerator from hOme that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
hOme HME030362N over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the hOme HME030362N that long and it costs about $794 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $61/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
$61/year to run is the predictable cost of the hOme HME030362N; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 325 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.