Kegco MDK-199SS- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Kegco MDK-199SS-
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kegco MDK-199SS- at 270 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $51 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.1% less, ranking 1,463 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 $22/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 Kegco MDK-199SS-: Kegco MDK-199B- ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr), then Keystone KSTRC312CB ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr).
Within the Kegco lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Kegco makes, the MDK-199SS- costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Kegco's cheapest, the MDK-199B-.
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 Kegco MDK-199SS- that long and it costs about $660 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Kegco MDK-199SS- already costs $51/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 270 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,463 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.