Vissani VSF11US2A16 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Vissani VSF11US2A16
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani VSF11US2A16 at 249 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vissani VSF11US2A16 against the category
That's 35.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,128 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
AVALLON ABR24PGA2A ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vissani VSF11US2A16. Vissani HVUF11SLF ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 of 112 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HVR32GSEF at $41/yr, and its priciest, the MDBF18SS at $103/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Vissani VSF11US2A16 that long and it costs about $609 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani VSF11US2A16 is already efficient for its category at $47/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$47/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani VSF11US2A16; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 249 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,128 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.