Vissani HVR32GSEF: running cost
At 218 kWh/yr, the Vissani HVR32GSEF's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $41 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 43.5% less, ranking 687 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 $32/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 HVR32GSEF: upstreman SR321 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WHR33M**E ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Vissani makes, the HVR32GSEF is the cheapest to run, $62/year less than Vissani's priciest, the MDBF18SS.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Vissani HVR32GSEF adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani HVR32GSEF; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 687 of 4,704, the Vissani HVR32GSEF 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.