Vissani VS46HSCPW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Vissani VS46HSCPW: running cost
The Vissani VS46HSCPW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 267 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.8% less, ranking 1,376 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $22/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Vissani VS46HSCPW: Vissani VS44HSCPW ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr), then XO XOU24BCGOA ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr).
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 46 of Vissani's 112 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MDBF18SS ($103/yr, its priciest).
Vissani VS46HSCPW over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani VS46HSCPW costs roughly $653 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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
The Vissani VS46HSCPW already costs $50/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,376 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.