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Midea WHS-625FWEW1*: running cost

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$82/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea WHS-625FWEW1* at 438 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.23per day
$6.86per month
438kWh per year, certified

The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Midea WHS-625FWEW1* against the category

That's 9.2% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 417 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

OMNImax 3730-739 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea WHS-625FWEW1*. Midea WHS-625FWEW1 ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Midea lineup

Midea makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 31 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.

Is it worth replacing?

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 WHS-625FWEW1* or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The Midea WHS-625FWEW1* 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

Ranked 417 of 658, the Midea WHS-625FWEW1* 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 438 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.