Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE at 226 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $42 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 41.5% less, ranking 826 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 $30/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 Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE: KOOLATRON KBC-130SS ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr), then Magic Chef HMAR45HCSE ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr).
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Ranked 30 of Magic Chef's 121 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MCR16CHB ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MCBM920W1 ($70/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE costs roughly $552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $42/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 $42/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 826 of 4,704, the Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE 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. The 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.