Running cost for the Vissani MDTF18WHRES4
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani MDTF18WHRES4 at 362 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani MDTF18WHRES4 against the category
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,577 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO* ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani MDTF18WHRES4. Vissani MDTF18SSRPRO* ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 97 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.
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 MDTF18WHRES4 that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani MDTF18WHRES4 is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani MDTF18WHRES4; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 362 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,577 of 4,704, the Vissani MDTF18WHRES4 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.