Vissani MDBF18SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Vissani MDBF18SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani MDBF18SS at 466 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,378 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $15/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Vissani MDBF18 ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bertazzoni REF30BMBPNB ($88/yr, 467 kWh/yr).
Comparing Vissani's own models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 110 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.
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 MDBF18SS that long and it costs about $1,139 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $88/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $88/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,378 of 4,704, the Vissani MDBF18SS 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.