Vissani VS146HSTMW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Vissani VS146HSTMW: running cost
The Vissani VS146HSTMW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 333 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $63 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VS146HSTMW against the category
That's 13.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,253 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
VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VS146HSTMW. Vissani VS146HSTMS ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Vissani lineup
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 84 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 VS146HSTMW costs roughly $814 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani VS146HSTMW 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Vissani VS146HSTMW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,253 of 4,704, the Vissani VS146HSTMW 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.