Vissani HVR440HSEF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Vissani HVR440HSEF
At 228 kWh/yr, the Vissani HVR440HSEF's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
How the Vissani HVR440HSEF compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 920 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani HVR440HSEF on that list: Vissani HVR440HBEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani HVR440HWEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 5 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
Vissani HVR440HSEF over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani HVR440HSEF that long and it costs about $557 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani HVR440HSEF; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 920 of 4,704, the Vissani HVR440HSEF 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.