What the Vissani HVAR17GWE costs to run
The Vissani HVAR17GWE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 246 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $46 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.
How the Vissani HVAR17GWE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36.3% less, ranking 1,084 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani HVAR17GWE on that list: Vissani HVAR17GSE ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani MDAR17BK5 ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 15 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
Vissani HVAR17GWE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani HVAR17GWE that long and it costs about $601 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Vissani HVAR17GWE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Ranked 1,084 of 4,704, the Vissani HVAR17GWE 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 246 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.