Running cost for the Vissani VS170HSUPW
At 285 kWh/yr, the Vissani VS170HSUPW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $54 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 VS170HSUPW compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 26.2% less, ranking 1,618 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VS170HSUPW on that list: Vissani VS170HSUPSS ($54/yr, 285 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Avanti AV160VFK0W ($54/yr, 286 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 56 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $54/year, the Vissani VS170HSUPW adds up to about $697 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $54/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Vissani VS170HSUPW 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 285 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.