Midea MRU17F5A Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Midea MRU17F5A
The Midea MRU17F5A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 438 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $82 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.
How the Midea MRU17F5A compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 9.2% above it, ranking 410 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRU17F5A on that list: Liebherr MF2451 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRU17F6A ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 24 of Midea's 41 certified freezers, this sits between the MRC04M3C ($33/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRU21C7B ($94/yr, its priciest).
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MRU17F5A runs above its category average. If the freezer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MRU17F5A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 410 of 658, the Midea MRU17F5A sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 438 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.