Magic Chef HMAR265BE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Magic Chef HMAR265BE: running cost
At 215 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef HMAR265BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef HMAR265BE against the category
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 576 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef HMAR265SE ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef HMAR265BE. Insignia NS-CF26BL7-C ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 121 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCR16CHB at $39/yr, and its priciest, the MCBM920W1 at $70/yr.
Magic Chef HMAR265BE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Magic Chef HMAR265BE adds up to about $525 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Magic Chef HMAR265BE is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Magic Chef HMAR265BE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 215 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 576 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.