Magic Chef HMBR265SE1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Magic Chef HMBR265SE1 costs to run
At 215 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef HMBR265SE1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $40 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 Magic Chef HMBR265SE1 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 580 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Chef HMBR265SE1 on that list: Magic Chef HMBR265BE1 ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Chef HMBR265WE1 ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Ranked 11 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Magic Chef HMBR265SE1 that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Magic Chef HMBR265SE1 already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 580 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. The 215 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.