Vissani HVAR32SE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Vissani HVAR32SE: running cost
At 258 kWh/yr, the Vissani HVAR32SE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $49 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 33.2% less, ranking 1,243 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 $24/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 Vissani HVAR32SE: Vissani HVAR32GBEF ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr), then Vissani HVAR32WE ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 36 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 HVAR32SE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani HVAR32SE costs roughly $631 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/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
Whether or not the Vissani HVAR32SE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 1,243 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. The 258 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.