Midea MRU21F6A Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Midea MRU21F6A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MRU21F6A at 493 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 MRU21F6A compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 22.9% above it, ranking 542 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 MRU21F6A on that list: Midea MRU21F5B ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Miele F 2801 Vi ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 40 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?
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 MRU21F6A or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MRU21F6A 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
At rank 542 of 658 for running cost, see the freezer category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 493 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.