Vissani HVAR17GBE Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Vissani HVAR17GBE
Brand: Vissani

What the Vissani HVAR17GBE costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$46/year, priced at the national-average rate

The Vissani HVAR17GBE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 246 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.13per day

$3.85per month

246kWh per year, certified

$601over a 13-yr lifespan

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The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Vissani HVAR17GBE against the category

That's 36.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,082 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Vissani HVAR17GSE ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani HVAR17GBE. Seasons MSAR17BK ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing Vissani's own models

Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani HVAR17GBE costs roughly $601 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

The Vissani HVAR17GBE is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $46/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,082 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.