Vissani VSF16UWEE16: running cost
The Vissani VSF16UWEE16 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 286 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 25.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,628 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $19/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is ELLIPSE EFVC16S ($54/yr, 286 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BLACK+DECKER BUC1700XB ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr).
Within the Vissani lineup
Vissani makes 112 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 57 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani VSF16UWEE16 costs roughly $699 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani VSF16UWEE16 is already efficient for its category at $54/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
At $54/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
At rank 1,628 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. The 286 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.