Vissani HVAR43GWE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Vissani HVAR43GWE
At 268 kWh/yr, the Vissani HVAR43GWE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 30.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,395 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $22/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Vissani HVAR43GSE ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vissani VXAR440BSS ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr).
Comparing Vissani's own models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 49 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.
Vissani HVAR43GWE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani HVAR43GWE costs roughly $655 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani HVAR43GWE is already efficient for its category at $50/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
The Vissani HVAR43GWE already costs $50/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,395 of 4,704, the Vissani HVAR43GWE 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.