Running cost for the Magic Chef HMDR1000ST
The Magic Chef HMDR1000ST is certified by ENERGY STAR at 297 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $56 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 23.1% less, ranking 1,715 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 $17/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 HMDR1000ST: Magic Chef HMDR1000SE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr), then Magic Chef HMDR1000WE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr).
Within the Magic Chef lineup
Ranked 69 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 HMDR1000ST over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Magic Chef HMDR1000ST costs roughly $726 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $56/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 HMDR1000ST 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 1,715 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.