Vissani VS170HSUPSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Vissani VS170HSUPSS
At 285 kWh/yr, the Vissani VS170HSUPSS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VS170HSUPSS against the category
That's 26.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,617 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 $19/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani VS170HSUPW ($54/yr, 285 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VS170HSUPSS. LG LB12S2000 ($54/yr, 285 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 55 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 VS170HSUPSS costs roughly $697 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Vissani VS170HSUPSS is already efficient for its category at $54/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
The Vissani VS170HSUPSS already costs $54/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,617 of 4,704, the Vissani VS170HSUPSS 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.