Vissani MDAR33WH5: running cost
The Vissani MDAR33WH5 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 260 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $49 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 MDAR33WH5 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 32.6% less, ranking 1,330 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani MDAR33WH5 on that list: Vissani MDAR33SS5 ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while WERCS MS953619315302 ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 42 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani MDAR33WH5 that long and it costs about $635 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani MDAR33WH5; 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 1,330 of 4,704, the Vissani MDAR33WH5 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.