Running cost for the Midea WHS-772FWEW1*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea WHS-772FWEW1* at 492 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22.7% above the freezer category average of 401 kWh/yr, and ranks 508 of 658 certified freezers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 658 currently-certified freezers feeds that average, putting this model about $17/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among freezers, one step cheaper is Midea WHS-772FWESS1* ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is POLAR ELITE POLUF21WS ($93/yr, 492 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified freezers; this one ranks 34 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.
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 WHS-772FWEW1* or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Midea WHS-772FWEW1* 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.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.