Vissani MDTF12 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Vissani MDTF12
The Vissani MDTF12 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 311 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $58 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 19.4% less, ranking 1,852 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 $14/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 MDTF12: Smad DDT-423WMU (U) ($58/yr, 311 kWh/yr), then BLACK+DECKER BDA12GLAB ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr).
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 60 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $58/year, the Vissani MDTF12 adds up to about $760 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $58/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Vissani MDTF12 already costs $58/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,852 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.