What the Vissani HVDR730BE costs to run
At 344 kWh/yr, the Vissani HVDR730BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani HVDR730BE against the category
That's 10.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,319 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani HVDR730STE ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani HVDR730BE. TCL TRT07T4** ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Vissani lineup
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 86 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani HVDR730BE that long and it costs about $841 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani HVDR730BE is already efficient for its category at $65/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
A refrigerator like the Vissani HVDR730BE 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 344 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.