What the HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN costs to run
At 362 kWh/yr, the HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN against the category
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,534 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18*** ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN. GOLDEN BVIREF18W ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing HOUSE KOBO's own models
HOUSE KOBO makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UR-BCD398WE-SQ-** at $63/yr, and its priciest, the UR-BCD636WE-ST-WZ at $111/yr.
HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN adds up to about $885 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,534 of 4,704, the HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.