Midea MU210CWBR1RC1: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MU210CWBR1RC1 at 492 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.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 22.7% above it, ranking 506 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $17/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MU210CWBR1RC1: L2 LRU21B6A** ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr), then Midea WHS-772FWESS1* ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 32 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.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MU210CWBR1RC1 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 $93/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MU210CWBR1RC1 already costs $93/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 492 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 506 of 658, the Midea MU210CWBR1RC1 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.