Running cost for the Magic Chef HMDR310BE
The Magic Chef HMDR310BE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef HMDR310BE against the category
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,977 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef HMDR310SE ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef HMDR310BE. Magic Chef HMDR310** ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 82 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 HMDR310BE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the Magic Chef HMDR310BE adds up to about $782 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Magic Chef HMDR310BE is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $60/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,977 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.