Magic Chef HMBR440WEF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Magic Chef HMBR440WEF
ENERGY STAR certifies the Magic Chef HMBR440WEF 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.
How the Magic Chef HMBR440WEF compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 899 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Chef HMBR440WEF on that list: Magic Chef HMBR440WE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Chef HMR440BE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 37 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the Magic Chef HMBR440WEF adds up to about $557 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
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
Whether or not the Magic Chef HMBR440WEF ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 899 of 4,704, the Magic Chef HMBR440WEF 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.