Running cost for the Magic Chef HMDR310WE
At 320 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef HMDR310WE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $60 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 HMDR310WE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 1,979 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $12/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Magic Chef HMDR310WE on that list: Magic Chef HMDR310SE ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Magic Chef HMDR31GBE ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Ranked 84 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the Magic Chef HMDR310WE adds up to about $782 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $60/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 1,979 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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.