Vissani MDTF7SSES4 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Vissani MDTF7SSES4 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani MDTF7SSES4 at 344 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $65 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 MDTF7SSES4 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.9% less, ranking 2,323 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani MDTF7SSES4 on that list: Vissani MDTF7BKES4 ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani MDTF7WHES4 ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 90 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
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 MDTF7SSES4 that long and it costs about $841 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Vissani MDTF7SSES4 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 2,323 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. The 344 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.