What the Midea MRU21F5*** costs to run
At 493 kWh/yr, the Midea MRU21F5***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $93 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 MRU21F5*** compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 22.9% above it, ranking 540 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MRU21F5*** on that list: Midea MRU21B6A** ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MRU21F5B** ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 38 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.
Weighing a replacement
At $93/year, this is on the expensive side for a freezer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $26/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MRU21F5*** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MRU21F5*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 540 of 658, the Midea MRU21F5*** 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 493 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.