Magic Chef HMCR320BE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Magic Chef HMCR320BE
ENERGY STAR certifies the Magic Chef HMCR320BE at 323 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,036 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 $12/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 Insignia NS-CFR32RD1 ($61/yr, 323 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Magic Chef HMCR320ME ($61/yr, 323 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 88 of 121 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCR16CHB at $39/yr, and its priciest, the MCBM920W1 at $70/yr.
Magic Chef HMCR320BE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $61/year, the Magic Chef HMCR320BE adds up to about $789 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Magic Chef HMCR320BE is already efficient for its category at $61/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Magic Chef HMCR320BE already costs $61/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
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 323 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.