Vissani VS182HSBMFS: running cost
At 460 kWh/yr, the Vissani VS182HSBMFS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $86 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VS182HSBMFS against the category
That's 19.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,283 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 $14/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
DECHEF DCR18FS5M16 ($87/yr, 461 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VS182HSBMFS. upstreman FD182-# ($86/yr, 460 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 106 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani VS182HSBMFS costs roughly $1,124 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $86/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,283 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.