Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO costs to run
At 362 kWh/yr, the Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO against the category
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,578 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
AVG RDTM181SE ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO. Vissani MDTF18WHRES4 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 98 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO costs roughly $885 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO 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
At $68/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,578 of 4,704, the Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO 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. The 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.