Running cost for the Vissani VS146HSTMS
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani VS146HSTMS at 333 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $63 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VS146HSTMS against the category
That's 13.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,252 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 $10/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani VS146HSTMW ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VS146HSTMS. Vissani VS146HSTMB ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Vissani lineup
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 83 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 VS146HSTMS that long and it costs about $814 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Vissani VS146HSTMS is already efficient for its category at $63/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
$63/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani VS146HSTMS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,252 of 4,704, the Vissani VS146HSTMS 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 333 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.