Running cost for the Vissani MDFD18SS5
At 549 kWh/yr, the Vissani MDFD18SS5's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 42.2% above it, ranking 3,730 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $31/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Vissani MDFD18SS5: TRUARCTIC TMRFD1830SS ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr), then Wizard by Crosley WRFE18M4A* ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr).
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 111 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
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 MDFD18SS5 that long and it costs about $1,342 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Vissani MDFD18SS5 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Vissani MDFD18SS5 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,730 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 549 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.