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What the Conserv MDRF376-1150 costs to run

About average for its category to run
$75/year, priced at the national-average rate

The Conserv MDRF376-1150 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 397 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.20per day
$6.22per month
397kWh per year, certified
$970over a 13-yr lifespan

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 2,908 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 MDRF376-1150: Whirlpool URB551WNGZ ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr), then Conserv MDRF376***** ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr).

Comparing Conserv's own models

Ranked 6 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).

Cost over its typical lifespan

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Conserv MDRF376-1150 adds up to about $970 in electricity over that span.

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.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

If you're keeping it

The Conserv MDRF376-1150 already costs $75/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

At rank 2,908 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 397 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.