What the Vissani VS32HSCPB costs to run
At 257 kWh/yr, the Vissani VS32HSCPB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $48 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 VS32HSCPB compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.4% less, ranking 1,212 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VS32HSCPB on that list: BLAZE BLZ-SSRF-15 ($48/yr, 257 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani VS32HSCPS ($48/yr, 257 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 31 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani VS32HSCPB that long and it costs about $628 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $48/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,212 of 4,704, the Vissani VS32HSCPB 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.