Midea MRU21F5 Running Cost (Freezer)
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.