What the Magic Chef HMDR450WE costs to run
The Magic Chef HMDR450WE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 327 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Magic Chef HMDR450WE against the category
That's 15.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,104 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Magic Chef HMDR45B ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Magic Chef HMDR450WE. Magic Chef HMDR450SEF ($61/yr, 327 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Magic Chef makes 121 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 95 of 121 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MCR16CHB at $39/yr, and its priciest, the MCBM920W1 at $70/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $61/year, the Magic Chef HMDR450WE adds up to about $799 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Magic Chef HMDR450WE 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
At $61/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 327 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.