What the Vissani MDCM31**5 costs to run
At 270 kWh/yr, the Vissani MDCM31**5's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani MDCM31**5 against the category
That's 30.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,491 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $22/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VLUF1701ECE ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani MDCM31**5. Vida by Paderno 043-1503-6 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Vissani lineup
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 54 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.
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 MDCM31**5 that long and it costs about $660 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Vissani MDCM31**5 is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$51/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani MDCM31**5; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,491 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.