Mabe MDU25ESK****: running cost
The Mabe MDU25ESK**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 610 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $115 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.
How the Mabe MDU25ESK**** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 58% above it, ranking 4,123 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $42/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Mabe MDU25ESK**** on that list: Mabe MDF25EYR**** ($115/yr, 610 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WRS975SID*** ($115/yr, 610 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Mabe lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Mabe makes, the MDU25ESK**** costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Mabe's cheapest, the MDF25EYR****.
Mabe MDU25ESK**** over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Mabe MDU25ESK**** that long and it costs about $1,491 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Mabe MDU25ESK**** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $115/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$115/year to run is the predictable cost of the Mabe MDU25ESK****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,123 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.