Vissani MDBF49 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Vissani MDBF49
At 335 kWh/yr, the Vissani MDBF49's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $63 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 MDBF49 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 13.2% less, ranking 2,261 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $10/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani MDBF49 on that list: Midea MRB49B3A ($63/yr, 335 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Amana ARTX2314T ($63/yr, 336 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 85 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 MDBF49 that long and it costs about $819 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $63/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
At $63/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.