Model
Vissani HVAR43GWE
Rank #300 means 299 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 23rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 23% of those models.
What does the Vissani HVAR43GWE cost to run per year?
At roughly $50 a year to run, ranking #300 of 1,000, the Vissani HVAR43GWE costs less than the typical refrigerator model we track. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $55/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 23 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 4.3 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 Roomwell REFNFR4400 at $50/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool WH43RS2E at $50/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 Vissani HVAR43GWE's $50/yr adds up to roughly $600 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Whirlpool WH43RS2E.
By the numbers
The Vissani HVAR43GWE 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 $50/yr, here is what the Vissani HVAR43GWE adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Vissani HVAR43GWE costs about $500. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $550 over the same ten years.
How the Vissani HVAR43GWE compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $50/yr, it runs about $14 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $42 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $55/yr, the Vissani HVAR43GWE uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 4.3 cu ft, the Vissani HVAR43GWE is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- 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 Vissani HVAR43GWE cheap to run?
Yes. Its $50/yr running cost puts it at rank #300 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Vissani HVAR43GWE cost per month?
About $4.15 a month, which is the $50 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: 268 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $50 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Vissani HVAR43GWE for its size?
23rd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 299 | Roomwell REFNFR44004.4 cu ft | $50 |
| 298 | Danby Designer DAR044A8*4.4 cu ft | $50 |
| 297 | Crosley ARXH443UW4.4 cu ft | $50 |
| 296 | Vissani VS46HSCPW4.6 cu ft | $50 |
| 295 | Whirlpool WH46**E4.6 cu ft | $49 |
Source
ES_0031912_HVAR43GWE_01252024103332_80196611View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Vissani and HVAR43GWE 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.