Conserv MDRF376 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Conserv MDRF376: running cost
At 397 kWh/yr, the Conserv MDRF376's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $75 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 refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.8% above it, ranking 2,909 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/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 Conserv MDRF376: Conserv MDRF376-1150 ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRBG1224AV ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr).
Within the Conserv lineup
Ranked 7 of Conserv's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FR430SC ($49/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF 1820 FD ($96/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Conserv MDRF376 that long and it costs about $970 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $75/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,909 of 4,704, the Conserv MDRF376 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.