Midea MRU17F6AWW Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Midea MRU17F6AWW
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRU17F6AWW at 438 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MRU17F6AWW against the category
That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 412 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every freezer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (658 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MU170CWBR1RC1 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MRU17F6AWW. Midea MRU17F6A ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 26 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MRC04M3C at $33/yr, and its priciest, the MRU21C7B at $94/yr.
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.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MRU17F6AWW 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.
Protecting what you have
A freezer like the Midea MRU17F6AWW is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 438 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.