Running cost for the Vissani VRT180P3AWE
The Vissani VRT180P3AWE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 363 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,611 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 $4/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 VRT180P3AVE ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Monogram ZIR360NN**** ($68/yr, 364 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 100 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.
Vissani VRT180P3AWE 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 VRT180P3AWE that long and it costs about $887 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Vissani VRT180P3AWE 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Vissani VRT180P3AWE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 363 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,611 of 4,704, the Vissani VRT180P3AWE 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.