Vissani VS44HSCPS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Vissani VS44HSCPS
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani VS44HSCPS at 267 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $50 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 VS44HSCPS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.8% less, ranking 1,374 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VS44HSCPS on that list: Vissani VS44HSCPB ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani VS44HSCPW ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 44 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 VS44HSCPS that long and it costs about $653 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $50/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
$50/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani VS44HSCPS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 1,374 of 4,704, the Vissani VS44HSCPS 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.