Model
Hisense RB11N6C*E
Rank #617 means 616 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 39th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 39% of those models.
What does the Hisense RB11N6C*E cost to run per year?
The Hisense RB11N6C*E costs about $73 a year to run, more than most of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track; it ranks #617. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $81/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 39 suggests its capacity is doing more work than its efficiency to keep the headline cost down. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 10.8 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-6 at $73/yr runs a little cheaper and the Summit FF1141W at $73/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Hisense RB11N6C*E's $73/yr adds up to roughly $876 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Summit FF1141W.
By the numbers
The Hisense RB11N6C*E normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $73/yr, here is what the Hisense RB11N6C*E adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hisense RB11N6C*E costs about $730. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $810 over the same ten years.
How the Hisense RB11N6C*E compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $73/yr, it runs about $9 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $65 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $81/yr, the Hisense RB11N6C*E uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10.8 cu ft, the Hisense RB11N6C*E is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Hisense RB11N6C*E cheap to run?
Its $73/yr running cost, rank #617 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Hisense RB11N6C*E cost per month?
About $6.05 a month, which is the $73 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 391 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $73 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hisense RB11N6C*E for its size?
39th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 616 | Danby DFF070B2BSLDB-67 cu ft | $73 |
| 615 | Unique UGP-330L W AC11.7 cu ft | $72 |
| 614 | Samsung RB10FSR4E**11.3 cu ft | $72 |
| 613 | Midea MRT21D3***20.5 cu ft | $72 |
| 612 | Insignia NS-RTM20**320.5 cu ft | $72 |
Source
ES_1110877_RB11N6C*E_04132022024123_80099703View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hisense and RB11N6C*E are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.