Magic Chef HMBR440SE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Magic Chef HMBR440SE costs to run
At 228 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef HMBR440SE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $43 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 40.9% less, ranking 897 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 HMBR440SE: Magic Chef HMBR440BEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Magic Chef HMBR440WE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Ranked 35 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).
Magic Chef HMBR440SE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef HMBR440SE costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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
Whether or not the Magic Chef HMBR440SE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 897 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.