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What the Vissani MDTF7BKES4 costs to run

Cheaper than most models in its category to run
$65/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani MDTF7BKES4 at 344 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.18per day
$5.39per month
344kWh per year, certified
$841over a 13-yr lifespan

The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 10.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,322 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $8/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Vissani HVDR730WE ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vissani MDTF7SSES4 ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 89 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani MDTF7BKES4 that long and it costs about $841 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

The Vissani MDTF7BKES4 is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

The Vissani MDTF7BKES4 already costs $65/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,322 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.