What the Vissani HVAR43GBE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani HVAR43GBE at 268 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $50 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 30.6% less, ranking 1,393 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 $22/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 HVAR43GBE: roomwell REFNFR4401 ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr), then Vissani HVAR43GSE ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr).
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 47 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $50/year, the Vissani HVAR43GBE adds up to about $655 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $50/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
At $50/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,393 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.