Vissani HVR43GSEF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Vissani HVR43GSEF: running cost
The Vissani HVR43GSEF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 228 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $43 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 40.9% less, ranking 918 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 $30/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 HVR43GSEF: Vissani HVR43GBEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Vissani HVR440HBEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 3 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
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 HVR43GSEF that long and it costs about $557 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani HVR43GSEF; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 918 of 4,704, the Vissani HVR43GSEF 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.