Vissani MDTF18 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Vissani MDTF18 costs to run
The Vissani MDTF18 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 369 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $69 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 MDTF18 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.4% less, ranking 2,712 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani MDTF18 on that list: Toscana 51F-IK5-BCD512SS ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani MDTF18SSR5 ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 101 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
Vissani MDTF18 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani MDTF18 that long and it costs about $902 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/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
At $69/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 369 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.