Midea MU170CWBR1RC1: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MU170CWBR1RC1 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 MU170CWBR1RC1 against the category
That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 413 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 WHS-625FWESS1 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MU170CWBR1RC1. Midea MRU17F6AWW* ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 27 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.
Shopping for a new one
At $82/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 MU170CWBR1RC1 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MU170CWBR1RC1 already costs $82/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.