What the Magic Chef HMAR45HCSE costs to run
At 226 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef HMAR45HCSE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 827 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $30/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Magic Chef HMAR45HCBE ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Magic Chef HMAR45HCWE ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr).
Within the Magic Chef lineup
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 31 of 121 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCR16CHB at $39/yr, and its priciest, the MCBM920W1 at $70/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $42/year, the Magic Chef HMAR45HCSE adds up to about $552 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Magic Chef HMAR45HCSE is already efficient for its category at $42/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Magic Chef HMAR45HCSE already costs $42/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 827 of 4,704, the Magic Chef HMAR45HCSE 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.