Vissani HVAR26GSE: running cost
The Vissani HVAR26GSE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 252 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $47 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 HVAR26GSE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 34.7% less, ranking 1,164 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani HVAR26GSE on that list: Vissani HVAR26GBE ($47/yr, 252 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani HVAR26GWE ($47/yr, 252 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 23 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 HVAR26GSE 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 HVAR26GSE that long and it costs about $616 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Vissani HVAR26GSE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,164 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.