Magic Chef HMBR440WE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Magic Chef HMBR440WE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Magic Chef HMBR440WE at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 898 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 HMBR440WE: Magic Chef HMBR440SE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Magic Chef HMBR440WEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 36 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 HMBR440WE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef HMBR440WE 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the Magic Chef HMBR440WE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 898 of 4,704, the Magic Chef HMBR440WE 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 228 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.