Vissani MDBF18SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Vissani MDBF18SS: running cost
The Vissani MDBF18SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 550 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $103 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 MDBF18SS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 42.5% above it, ranking 3,762 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani MDBF18SS on that list: TRUARCTIC TRBM1930MSS ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bertazzoni REF30BMBZPNV ($104/yr, 551 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Vissani makes, the MDBF18SS costs the most to run, $62/year more than Vissani's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF.
Vissani MDBF18SS over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $103/year, the Vissani MDBF18SS adds up to about $1,344 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani MDBF18SS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $103/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Vissani MDBF18SS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 3,762 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 550 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.